Up a creek!

Thankfully that's just the Brain Bender. Ready to play??

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What two words, formed from different arrangements of the same six letters can be used to complete the sentence below?

In order to ________ the skill of running rapids, you should start with a gently ________.

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Running rapids is fun. Not that I have done it in a while, but my Dad had an eight-man raft when I was growing up. Took a four day trip on the Snake River, once... Fabulous...

Anyhoo, you know what to do. The answers will be found in the comments later. Bring a paddle!