This is a true "by any 2 letters" quiz; the order that you type letters does not matter. For example, lead can be entered as ad/ae/al/da/de/dl/ea/ed/el/la/ld/le rather than just le/ea/ad. Also, where appropriate, doubled letters count as well. For example, aa/nn are some of the 33 combinations that work for manganese.
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