A block of letters is written twice to make p q _ r q p _ q r _ q _. Which letters, taken in order, go in the blanks?

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The shown letters p q _ r q p suggest a block of 6 that reads the same backwards: pqrrqp.
Check the second block: _ q r _ q _ must be p q r r q p, so its blanks are p, r, p.
The blanks in order are r (first block), then p, r, p, giving rprp.

Worth noting

A mirror block (pqr then rqp) is a common design. rqrp puts q where the second block starts, which should be p.

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