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Step Two The Second Layer

Figure A

Now you need to get the four middle edge pieces, which are highlighed in Figure A. Now you need to find a cube with two colors on it that goes in one of the highlighted spots. For example if one of the center pieces in the middle layer was green and another was orange and there was a edge piece with green and orange in the bottom layer that would be the cube that you need.

Figure B

After you find the correct cube match up the color that is on the 3rd layer to the center piece. If the color matches on the right face, like in Figure B, do this sequence (make sure you have the correct side as your front face - green in the figure) "B+ F+ B- F- B- R- B+ R+"

Figure C

If the color matches on the F Face, like the depiction in Figure C, do the sequence "B- R- B+ R+ B+ F+ B- F-".

Figure D

If you need to drop an edge piece already in the middle layer but not in the right spot, hold the cube so the cube you want to drop is in the FR position and do the sequence "R- B+ R+ B+ F+ R- F-" and the cube that was in the FR position should be dropped somewhere on the bottom layer.

Figure E

If there is a cube that is in the right spot, but is not rotated correctly, hold the cube so the cube that is not rotated correctly is in the FR position (which is highlighted in Figure D) and then do the sequence "R- B+ R+ B+ F+ B- F- B+ R- B+ R+ B+ F+ B- F-".

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