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    Relays Over Weak 2 Bid - In response 
    to partner or opponents' preemptive weak 2 opening bid, the use of a relay system 
    to further describe the partnership's holdings.  The auction begins 
    with a forcing relay of the responder ("captain") of the cheapest available 
    bid: 
      
        | First available bid, as: 
        2H - 2S; 
         Opener rebids 3H 
        without stopper or cuebid the suit with a stopper. |   Responder's cheapest bid is 
        forcing, asking responder 
        to further describe hand
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        | Any other bid beyond the 
        first step is a signoff, as: 2H - 2N  
        or  2H - 2N
 | All other responder bids 
        are a signoff |  Other 
    popular relay systems include 
    Lebensohl over opponents' weak 2 bid,
    McCabe Adjunct,
    Rubinsohl, etc.
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