How connect laptop to interface and hard drive given only 1 FireWire port?

For connections involving
- MacBook Pro (new model)
- LaCie external hard drive (for audio)
- Apogee Duet (interface)
... how/in what order do I daisy chain?
Out of MacBook Pro into hard drive, out of hard drive into Duet?
Some other solution/way?
Thanks.

I've been doing it:
MacB into HD, HD into Duet
Since I've been dealing w/issue/problem in post just next to yours, I got a chance to answer!

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