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How many s's in the word Isthmus?
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<thinking>Let's approach this step-by-step:
Time to think through this step-by-step (CoT):

Step 1: How do we understand the inquiry requiring me to do?
Calculate the quantity of letter "s" in the text "Isthmus"

Step 2: Analyze the word.
I-S-T-H-M-U-S


1. I
2. S
3. T
4. H
5. M
6. U
7. S

Step 3: Identify the positions of the letter "s".
The letter "s" appears at the 2nd, 7th positions in the word.

Step 4: Enumerate the letters.
T: 1, M: 1, U: 1, S: 2, I: 1, H: 1

Step 5: Evaluate the letters we counted.
The target letter was "s" and there we found 2 altogether.

Final answer:
The letter "s" exists 2 times in "Isthmus", at the 2nd, 7th positions.</thinking>
<reflection>
Word: Isthmus
Target letter: s
Answer: 2</reflection>
<output>The letter "s" appears 2 times in "Isthmus". It occurs at the 2nd, 7th positions.</output>