Spanish Tarot Course Overview
Spanish Tarot Course Overview
TAROT COURSE
Reading Spanish and Marseille cards
Rider–22 Arcanos.
‘Astrosol Space’ by Alejandra Villa Bevilacqua. Astrologer - Tarot Reader and USUI Reiki Master
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SPANISH LETTERS
Although its origin is still unclear to this day, the beginnings of playing cards are mainly attributed to...
in the antiquity of countries like India, Egypt or China. In fact, the latter is the most
probable based on the opinions of historians. However, before turning into a game or
popular entertainment as we know it today, playing cards began as an instrument
of divination and magical symbologies.
From the first deck... The oldest deck in Spain dates back to 1390, located in Seville.
the deck, over 600 years ago already used the symbolism that is currently used, with Coins, Cups,
Swords and Wands. In 1781, the French writer and [Link] Court de Gébelinassociate each one
from the symbols of the deck to the different statuses of medieval society. In this way, the 'Gold'
represented money and trade. The 'Swords' referred to nobility and the military, and
the 'Cups' represented the Church, one of the main pillars of that time. Finally, the
"Bastos" emphasized the majority of the population at that time, which was the
peasantry.
...towards the concept of Heraclio Fournier. But how did the old playing cards arrive at
become what it is today? It was in the year 1870 whenHeraclio Fournier, a printer of
A French origin who resided in Vitoria presented his concept of lithographed Spanish playing cards.
presenting the different "suits" of the deck, and which was awarded at the Universal Expo in Paris.
The current design is the evolution of the design created in 1889 by the painter Augusto Ríus for himself.
Heraclio Fournier.
Heraclio Fournier was the founder of our entity, which is still active and experiencing great
growth for over 150 years.
The cups and golds usually represent people with fair skin and blonde hair, while the clubs and swords represent...
people with dark skin and hair.
Regarding the health and mental aspects of the consultant, they are always something negative and tend to
relating to dislikes, accidents, and illnesses. Air signs - Aquarius / Gemini / Libra.
Economic themes and material possessions of the consultant, debts, inheritances, expenses, the
investments. Earth signs - Taurus / Virgo / Capricorn.
COPAS
related to love.
Inverted: Moving, selling a house, renovation work at home, bad atmosphere
at home.
- Announce the arrival of news, the rest of the letters will take on the appearance of
the news, depending on the suit of the deck, clubs about work, coins
about money, sword about health, cups about love.
Inverted: Bad news about topics indicated by the cards that it
Rodean. Indicates problems with the partner, the person that interests us does not.
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It is one of the best cards that can come out for us, announcing a period of
joy, celebrations, and optimism. If we have asked about the progress of a
Problem, we can be sure that it will turn out well, with other types of cards.
A cup can be about celebrations, such as marriage or the birth of a child or
any other family gathering, with broad topics related to job promotions, such as
promotions or profits from business, with gold there will be reasons to rejoice
about the sale of a house and other income of money, with a sword it may be
a long illness disappears.
New love, marital happiness or with the partner, is excellent in every way.
Regarding feelings. A new friend arises.
It usually represents a woman with pale skin, beautiful features, deep eyes,
normally clear and copper hair. It may be of the sign of Pisces, Cancer or
Scorpio. Their character is romantic, sensitive, dreamy, loving, creative and would do
anything for a dream. If the consultant, even if he is a man, has these
characteristics are likely to represent him. In money matters always
he will have enough for being such a kind person, the same applies to him
work, where he stands out for his creativity. In pulls about love, it indicates that
this person needs love to live and cannot be without a partner or without
to feel loved, it is also related to alternative medicine and
diseases caused by emotions.
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He represents a man with fair skin, light brown eyes, and light brown hair. His character
dreamers, romantic and has high ideals for which he fought without ambitions
materials, it is like the knight-errant of legends who fights for the
ladies, the weakest to their king. They might be of the sign Pisces, Cancer or
Scorpio. It doesn't have to be exclusively about a man, it can also be.
to be a woman, if she has the described characteristics. If the reading is about love
indicates a very deep couple relationship where each one gives themselves to
maximum, if the consultant does not have a partner and is looking for a relationship
romantic with a person, with whom one can completely give oneself. In the
work tries to earn enough to take care of your own, without having too much
ambition, material matters are usually not very important to him
consultant, you may have healing abilities.
The cards of the Kings refer to the mental state of the consultant, we
indicates that it has to do with a person or situation that is in the world of
dreams, something unattainable, is about a person who is too much of a dreamer.
that likes to imagine situations and has difficulties because of not being with the
feet on the ground. It could be a being of Pisces, Cancer, or Scorpio. If the
the drawing is about love and refers to a person who would do anything crazy for
to find or maintain a partner. In work and in money it indicates the desire to
to progress, although utopias and dreams prevent projects from
materialize. Health largely depends on the state of mind in which one is.
find.
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BASTOS
It is a very beautiful letter that speaks of universal love among all people,
the people represented by these cards have a very spiritual vision of
life and are aware that we are all brothers, feeling a love
deep for all beings. If the draw speaks of love, it indicates a relationship
very deep, it may even be that sex doesn't matter at all.
This letter grants individuals energy, intelligence, endurance, physical vigor and
emotional stability to achieve everything they want, the reverse may be that the
situations last longer than one desires, in the romantic realm indicates relationships
long and solid, perhaps a bit heavy, excellent health, the financial situation and
The professional is stable.
This letter refers to knowledge, what we have obtained through studies and
acquired through life experiences, if it refers to the consultant it indicates a
a person with a good academic background or with a lot of life experience
who knows their body well and is in good health, in the area of work it should be
study and analyze the projects better.
This is one of the most negative cards in the entire deck, indicating a situation of
depression, of sadness and lack of desire to move forward, the mood of
the consultant is on the ground and it will be very difficult to get out of this situation, if not
change the attitude or we have to fight against these feelings and thoughts
negatives will make it very difficult to progress with any future project, because the
feelings paralyze us, the cards around us indicate the reason for this
emotional disaster, with pentacles next to it are for financial matters, with cups for
couple or family problems, with setbacks due to professional failures, with
swords by obstacles, bad health to heal our soul.
This letter relates to the consultant's profession, with their work world, in
general indicates that there are possibilities for promotion if you like what you do and even
What degree of commitment is there with the delivery? The letter represents the consultant.
this being is a very responsible person who fulfills their obligations, the
letters give us information about job satisfaction and earnings for
example.
This letter symbolizes a woman with brown hair, with a dark complexion, with a
energetic, passionate, impulsive, charismatic, creative, and self-assured
herself. She can be an Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius, she can represent the consultant or
to a person you know, you can indicate that we spend money too much
impulsive, without having to worry too much since we know how to get what
we want. In the romantic aspect, it can indicate somewhat turbulent relationships.
jealousy, for this woman, at work we will have enough energy and charisma
to thrive, overall health is good, there may only be discomfort due to
too much temperament.
He represents a man with a dark complexion, dark hair, and an athletic body.
an energetic character, with noble ideals, affectionate and proud. Can be a Leo,
Aries or Sagittarius. It doesn't have to be a male if the consultant is a woman.
but it has the physical features and character as described, it will probably be
she who is represented as this case, is an active somewhat masculine woman and
very delicate, very determined, whatever the nearby cards always has
seeing with charisma and leadership, in romantic matters indicates a strong relationship and
passionate, the work is done with determination, health is good and loves the
sports.
This letter refers to the internal state of the consultant, it is usually a person
with a lot of experience, entrepreneurial, energetic, charismatic, with leadership skills,
very self-assured that achieves any goal. She can be Aries, Leo or
sagittarius. It is important to take into account the nearby cards, if they are cups it may
that the consultant is worried about sentimental issues, with many swords
indicate age-related diseases, with clubs and diamonds, labor issues, economic matters,
professional ambitions, perhaps unfulfilled.
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SWORDS
This letter informs us of legal and bureaucratic procedures that will be important for the
consultant, the cards around provide more information about the type of papers, along
with cups indicates documents related to family or the couple, with clubs
it will be related to work, with issues of foreigners or professionals, with gold
with money issues.
You will be faced with legal issues, litigation, paperwork, contract signing,
concerns
Inverted: Danger of being scammed, theft or loss of money, contracts
problematic or poorly focused, be careful not to fall victim to a scam,
problems with bureaucracy. Betrayal of trust.
This letter, like all the twos, represents the duality of its symbolism, the surprise.
the one being referred to has to do with unconditional support and the loyalty of the
friends, who will unexpectedly come to help us or with enmity
acquaintances who suddenly showing up bring us consequences in
unforeseen situations, the image of the two drawn swords crossed like this
warns us about a struggle that wears down the mind, causing intense pain and
many tears, depending on the cards that accompany the draw the surprise
it will be pleasant or unfortunate for us.
Joy and support that arrive thanks to friends, unexpected visits from friends,
relationships that can cause sadness and crying.
Reversed: It shows a possible deception, someone with two faces trying to
hurt each other out of revenge.
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Inability to reach an agreement, third parties will sow discord among us.
life, fear of enemies and their consequences, delays, postponements,
distance from a loved one, a very long time.
Inverted: maximum restlessness and concern due to one of the cited reasons.
right. When inverted, the omen is even more negative, possibly reaching up to the
madness.
Very bad letter, problems and grievances against you, discussion, loneliness due to
an illness, travel due to an illness, death of a relationship or of
a person.
Inverted: Its meaning changes completely, it may herald great strength.
interior accompanied by tranquility of spirit, of clarity of thoughts to
to move forward triumphantly and face the future and overcome all problems.
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This card turns good and favorable situations into threats and obstacles.
represents the worries and regrets that plague the consultant, the
need to settle some negative aspects. The karma therefore foreshadows a
important disgust, a strong confrontation, shows adversaries that are
ready to present battles, along with the danger of falling defeated, with
infamies and dishonors, it is recommended to control the thoughts that may
become contradictory and in this case warn of stagnation in a difficult
situation.
Fights, very serious arguments that can negatively change your life, to be
Victim of blasphemy and slander to discredit us and sink us. Penalties, problem
existential or karmic, danger of rupture without solution, loss of money.
Reversed: There will be desolation, misfortunes, and possible mourning due to a fatal accident.
cancer, murder. Breakdown of relationships, ruin, mortal annihilation. The aspects
positives should be sought in the cards that accompany the draw.
This letter represents conflict, the possibility of hurting others as much as being
injured, so that the applicant depends on third parties who are vital
importance to mark the path, that action must be taken in the aspect
Mentally, it is recommended to be aware of one's own limitations, avoiding the
self-deception that projects blame and deficiencies onto people in the environment
close. Temporary impossibility of engaging in a lasting romantic relationship
and stable, it foreshadows trips with setbacks and new projects that become stagnant
without seeing the solution, patience is recommended, success will take time
A little more but it will arrive.
- Hope for the future, support from someone, period of a lot of activity,
nervousness, influx of money. Selfishness, distrust and insecurity in the
couple.
- Reversed: Fatigue, lack of decision, good couple relationships.
It is the image of the knight of the fortress, of valor, of resilience, and sometimes
also of the destruction, generally is the defender of just causes and is
is willing to take risks if he considers himself a victim of injustice, the ideal character
as long as it is our ally to help us find a way out in
complicated times. It could be from Aquarius, Gemini, or Libra. This card shows a
conflict, a dispute that must be understood and faced with total determination, this
bad news can be received as a message or it can come hand in hand with a
woman, it is advisable to observe new friendships that, while there are solid ones,
some may turn out to be treacherous.
This letter represents a man with dark brown, black hair, somewhat gray.
great intelligence and firm character, it could be an executive or someone who
ocupe un cargo de importancia. Puede ser de acuario, géminis o libra. Esta carta
can predict problems with justice, legal tender, administrative papers,
with the potential risk of losing something that rightfully belongs to him
consultant, the gentleman of the initiative when it has been decided does not stop insisting until
see their plans progressing favorably.
OROS
This card is the best of the entire deck, it announces success and happiness in everything
matters, begins a stage of prosperity and any project we start
will succeed and even if the draw is generally bad, with this card involved
we will always hold our heads high, the letter is usually related to themes
financial matters, but according to the surrounding cards, they may refer to love themes
with cups, to professional themes with wands or health with swords.
she is always positive, triumph, success at work, and lucky with money.
Inverted: Problems with money or work, it is not a good time to do
neither investments nor changing jobs.
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This letter represents prosperity and the arrival of success, especially in everything.
Regarding labor and business, it predicts investments with optimal results.
and benefits, as well as an excessive love for money that can turn into
stingy consultant, with his acquaintances presages the arrival of a gift, present or
loan that will generate more security to face the complications that
could be approaching.
While this letter represents the difficulties, it also augurs that they will be resolved by
themselves, with the easiest obstacles to overcome, predicts obstacles for
to achieve the projected goals in the economic sphere, which are quickly overcome.
increasing expected profits, positive events are approaching, the
life of the consultant, making them sensitive, generous, and selfless.
Problems, obstacles that one must face in order to move forward, tough
unrecognized work, disagreements at work but they have a solution.
Reversed: Bad luck, jealousy, envy, sabotage at work, money expenses
due to poor management.
This letter represents those who intuitively know how to use their resources to
reaching the desired goals, success will not be long in coming although
it will happen with determined effort and with sacrificed work, it is especially
it is important to take into account the help of other favorable cards around you, already
which may indicate the arrival of unexpected money, an unforeseen inheritance.
The best letter announces successes, economic gains, interesting offers from
work. A prize, a check, a lot of money. Inheritance.
Inverted: Poor economic management, disorder, insecurity, and incapacity to
carry out a management or work. Certain insecurity regarding the projects
futures, fear and spiritual instability, impatience and regret.
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This card represents a white woman with blonde or gray hair, generally
young and in a very good economic position, but uncontrolled when it comes to spending
money, generous, passionate, loyal, dreamy and imaginative like few, is a
a person capable of providing a deep friendship who delights in facing challenges,
because one knows the capacity and strength necessary to overcome situations of
inseguridad y desagradables que llegaran a buen puerto con certeza. Puede ser de
taurus, virgo or capricorn. It is desirable to find it among friendships because of
the enemy's threats easily come to fruition, as it has little
consideration for those whom you do not appreciate.
This letter represents an older man with white skin, blond or gray hair.
who enjoys a solid economic position, with enormous capacity and skill
to manage several businesses at once, personify experience, intelligence and
typical attitude of a banker, a stockbroker or a millionaire. It can be from Taurus,
Virgo or Capricorn. Announce the successful result of efforts and projects.
consultant, there may be the collaboration of someone for those achievements that
life crosses her especially for that purpose, since it is one of the most important letters
favorable cards in all areas of life.
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The images represent all the possibilities in a human being's life, society, to read them.
they must be connected to each other and form a story, a narrative.
At the origin of the tarot, there are different versions, but we can distinguish two main criteria: one
more fantastical, mythological, and a more rational and historicist aspect. While the historical sources
they trace their origin to the courts of northern Italy in the 15th century, French occultists of the centuries
The XVIII and XIX locate their origin in ancient Egypt. They can be observed in the succession of those.
symbols represent myths and archetypes, as Carl Gustav Jung pointed out, not just a
image of the world, but also the journey of human consciousness or the so-called hero's journey.
it is a kind of sacred code for many mystics and occultists, tarot is understood
as a tool ofmeditationand even as a guide and deep understanding to explore the
exterior and interior, and even help on the path of spiritual enlightenment.
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THE MAGICIAN
This card represents a charismatic person. The Magician is an illusionist, capable
to create a reality where it does not exist, knows how to reverse the circumstances of life to
your favor and is able to rise above difficulties by making magic with
limited resources. The Magician is also a mystic, possesses psychic abilities and
paranormal, if this card is accompanied by the wheel of fortune it announces the
consultant who has an important destination ahead, will be a guide and driver
of masses.
2 - THE PRIESTESS
3 - THE EMPRESS Venus Aphrodite represents the Goddess of Love, symbol of fertility and
procreation, in some cases represents prosperity and abundance that
Mother Nature gifts by offering her fruits of wealth to her children. Also
It alludes to the implicit processes in the nine months of a woman's gestation, to
procreate, symbol of the passage of time, destiny with the different stages of the
life.
4 - THE EMPEROR
That letter refers to the great pagan gods of mythology Jupiter and Uranus.
represents the masculine aspect of the tarot, the great patriarch, the Man of
business, the head of the family, the generous man and provider, in some sense
guardian, custodian of values, is responsible for ensuring that they are upheld
laws and that order is respected, in some cases this letter refers to behaviors
inherited from our ancestors, lifestyles and habits, also traits of the
personality that reproduces old models.
Represents the highest authority, the person who connects the divine world with the
terrestrial, the spiritual messenger that integrates the designs of heaven and the
manifests on earth. Corresponds to the Egyptian god Osiris, Jupiter or Zeus, father
of all the gods in Greek and Roman mythology, he is the great master
spiritual, who delves into the mysteries of the hidden and the hermetic. It symbolizes
in a certain sense, the thought that brings light and clarity.
6 - THE LOVERS
It represents the mythological scene of Hercules struggling between virtue and vice.
influence of Eros, which invites him to surrender to the arms of love and pleasures
sensual. In the letter, we see Cupid (Eros), the winged Angel with a bow and a
arrow, ready to shoot the lover and make him succumb to the ideal
romantic.
7 - THE CAR
It represents a great triumph for the consultant, it is the advance of victory.
definitive for anyone who has drawn this card. In the card we see a chariot drawn
by horses, a symbol of the sacrifice and effort that the consultant has made for
achieve these triumphs, as it is not a matter of chance, but rather of triumph
obtained thanks to the discipline that the person has put into it. Also the car
represents the battle that the person comes to fight in life with successes and
defeats, triumphs, and failures, which are both fleeting, therefore one strives and
based on his work the fruit of victory.
8 - JUSTICE
It represents Themis, the Greek goddess, symbol of order and goodness, balance.
She also represents Astraea, the goddess of justice who ascended to Olympus in the
moment when the first crime was committed on Earth, and from there it is the
in charge of enforcing the compliance with divine and earthly laws.
9 - THE HERMIT
This letter symbolizes the detached man who has withdrawn from society and
has renounced material comforts in search of a truth
superior. It is attributed to Hermes Trismegistus and with Diogenes, the scholar and wise one.
Greek who walked the streets with a lit lantern, as illustrated by the figure
from the deck, symbol of the man who opens, passed in the darkness bringing a
a little light that illuminates their next steps.
SUCCESS, CAUSE AND EFFECT THE LAW OF KARMA: Like every action
it leads to a reaction, the wheel of Samsara, it is only cut off
reincarnation with which one resigns their attachment to the material. Also
it means abundance, growth, acceptance of differences, change,
evolution, success, good fortune, favorable destiny, happiness, abundant
growth.
Inverted: Difficult transformation, delayed progress, regression.
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11 - THE STRENGTH
This letter represents the Greek goddess Sirene, a reckless huntress who fought
against the lion that was devouring his cattle, defeating it in a battle hand to hand
body, bloody this is how it looks in the image of the card, a woman opening the
jaws of a lion, a symbol of wisdom and intelligence that imposes and achieves
to double the brute force.
12 - THE HANGED MAN It represents the Scandinavian god Odin, who hung himself from the ash tree (tree) of the world.
to thus obtain the grace of the Supreme and know the secrets of the Universe.
It also symbolizes Perseus, who killed Medusa (a woman with the head of
a thousand snakes, symbol of the temptations of the world). This card symbolizes the
hidden secret of which it is known that to win one must first lose and to
to conquer the world, one must first renounce it.
THE LIMITED: Things that reach their critical point and others stagnate,
tests and losses, to win you must first lose, it must happen
in times of restrictions, to stop and give up everything, who does
she finds it limited and has to be handled with caution. Also
danger of accidents or thefts, wisdom is to leave everything, to let go of attachments.
If that is achieved, it is strength, wisdom but as a result of
self-imposed limitations. Initiation, it would be like the end and the beginning of
something.
Inverted: Arrogance, resistance to the spiritual, materialism, failures,
lack of boundaries, wasted effort.
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14 - TEMPERANCE
Represents Iris the messenger of the gods, divine protector, announcer of the
will of the heavens that sometimes descended to earth to announce to the
men the will of the gods of Olympus. It also represents the protector.
of the noble and virtuous, who guards ethics and virtue on earth. That one
He who acts in good faith will surely obtain the grace of Iris, who will watch over him.
15 - THE DEVIL
Este naipe representa la fuerza vital contenida en la Madre Tierra. Es la energía
sexual symbolized by the serpent that rises from the depths of the earth and
it seduces us with the fruit of good and evil. It is also a symbol of the
temptations, illusions that are presented to us along the way, diverting us
of our true goals. In some cases, this letter may indicate a
indecent behavior, excesses, lust, and extravagance. A degeneration of the
human values falling into animal behaviors.
16 - THE TOWER
This letter represents the crisis, symbolized by the image of the lightning that splits in
from the tower of the castle. In its esoteric symbolism, it manifests what is thrown to
to lose, what must be demolished when rebuilt on its rubble.
When something has a bad foundation, the weeds must be removed from the root, so that they do not
17 - THE STAR
Represents the goddess Ishtar, Venus Aphrodite, the morning star and
vespertina. This letter basically symbolizes the guidance that the stars offer us.
and the stars, accompanying our steps on the earth. It also indicates
a person with their own light who shines like a radiant sun and seduces with
an unparalleled charisma. It can speak of someone who has a great destiny for
ahead, as it is commonly said: Marked by a good star.
18 - THE MOON
This letter represents the mythological goddesses Artemis, Diana, and the Isis of the
Egyptians. It mainly works on our fluctuating emotions, so
like the changes that occur on the moon.
Its interpretation varies according to the cards that accompany it, they can be
positive inspiring growing prosperity or comes to indicate a behavior
erratic or lunatic, bordering on the hysteria typical of the castration complex.
19 - THE SUN
20 - THE TRIAL This deck has its equivalent in the biblical scene of the Apocalypse of Saint John.
It develops the concept of the final judgment, where everyone is rewarded.
one of our achievements on earth and also that we must be held accountable for
our mistakes and sins before those to whom we inflicted pain.
In daily life, it represents the reward we receive from our actions.
knowing that all the good we do comes back in some way.
BALANCE THE DEBIT AND THE CREDIT OF THE ACTIONS: Account for
of our mistakes and sins before those we harmed. The
reward we receive for our actions, knowing that everything
Return somewhere also means radical change, ability to
["forgive","life change","new job for a well-lived life","will"]
to start something new, creative power, ability to forgive,
awakening of consciousness.
Reversed: Spiritual hesitation, judgment, wrong decision,
illness, separation, court ruling, error about oneself and about
others. Decision postponed.
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21 - THE WORLD
This letter represents Mother Nature and the world in general. Its
matters, business, and relationships. It is also a letter of triumph represented
by the laurels that surround the young girl. These same ones are located
linked in a circular form, marking a sense of continuity in the line of
life, beginning and end unite at the same point, nothing starts, nothing ends,
everything is eternal.
22 - THE FOOL
Represents a rebellious and anarchist spirit, it is the card of indiscipline, the
counter-response to the pre-established rules. This is about a
indomitable spirit that brings change to society, its behavior may seem
irregular but if observed closely, a line of consistency will be seen
in their actions, and we may find ourselves in the presence of a wise person. In all
In cases, the idea of creativity and imagination predominates as
tool of construction of the world, it is the letter of poets, the bohemians
and the artists.
STYLES OF THROWING
1–CONSULTANT
2 Y 3–ALTERNATIVES
4, 5 AND 6–CAUSE/REASON
7, 8, 9 AND 10–ANSWER/RESULT
What will happen on the 5th, 6th, and 7th of the second row?
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