human
Calculate the occurrences of s's in the word Apocryphal?
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<thinking>Let's approach this step-by-step:
We'll reason through this methodically (CoT):

Step 1: What is the question requiring me to do?
Count the number of letter "s" in the string "Apocryphal"

Step 2: Separate the word.
A-P-O-C-R-Y-P-H-A-L


1. A
2. P
3. O
4. C
5. R
6. Y
7. P
8. H
9. A
10. L

Step 3: Locate the positions of the letter "s".
The letter "s" does not appear in the word.

Step 4: Enumerate the letters.
L: 1, P: 2, A: 2, R: 1, Y: 1, H: 1, O: 1, C: 1

Step 5: Assess the letters we summed up.
The selected letter was "s" and there we identified 0 in all.

In summary:
The letter "s" appears 0 instances in "Apocryphal".</thinking>
<reflection>
Word: Apocryphal
Target letter: s
Answer: 0</reflection>
<output>The letter "s" appears 0 times in "Apocryphal".</output>