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Determine the quantity of c's inside  Perspicacious?
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<thinking>Let's approach this step-by-step:
Time to proceed through this step-by-step (CoT):

Step 1: How do we understand the task asking me to do?
Determine the amount of letter "c" in the text "Perspicacious"

Step 2: Deconstruct the word.
P-E-R-S-P-I-C-A-C-I-O-U-S


1. P
2. E
3. R
4. S
5. P
6. I
7. C
8. A
9. C
10. I
11. O
12. U
13. S

Step 3: Pinpoint the positions of the letter "c".
The letter "c" appears at the 7th, 9th positions in the word.

Step 4: Count the letters.
P: 2, A: 1, E: 1, R: 1, U: 1, S: 2, I: 2, O: 1, C: 2

Step 5: Review the letters we summed up.
The specified letter was "c" and there are 2 total.

Final answer:
The letter "c" is found 2 instances in "Perspicacious", at the 7th, 9th positions.</thinking>
<reflection>
Word: Perspicacious
Target letter: c
Answer: 2</reflection>
<output>The letter "c" appears 2 times in "Perspicacious". It occurs at the 7th, 9th positions.</output>