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   From: HenHanna@NewsGrouper   
      
   HenHanna@NewsGrouper  posted:   
      
   >   
   > Serial  Prefixes  --- chain of  length- 4   
   >   
   >                  Find a 3-letter   [Prefix String]   for each word in the   
   group to make a new, compound word.   
   >   
   >                  The 3-letter Prefix has one-letter changed from the   
   previous group   ------------ (Example:     Group 1 = Run, Group 2 = Fun,   
   Group 3 = Sun)   
   >   
   > _________________   
   >   
   > (1)       Fight,   walk,   fish,   nap   
   >   
   > (2)       Back,   throat,   lass,   let   
   >   
   > (3)       Case,   cracker,   house,   shell   
   >   
   > (4)       Side,   come,   match,   size   
   >   
   > ___________________   
   >   
   > ---------------  So here's a chain of  (length) 4   ---   I was curious if   
   there could be a longer chain.   
   >   
   > ...........ore?    pre,   pro,  oro?   pra?   
   > ..............exo,   oxo?   
      
      
    sun,fun,run --- suntan,  fungame,     runin, runabout,     gunrest, gunshop,    
   ...   
      
      
            soymilk,  coyroy,  joyride,  toy-fair,  boytoy,  goyyogurt   
      
      
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