11.   And word is spreading.

12.   And word spreads fast.

13.   And word spread that the interim government had fallen apart.

14.   As individual improvements are made, word spreads rapidly by Internet within the global community of software programmers, who then download the updates.

15.   As the Bartons made contact with former residents and their families around the country, word spread of the reunion idea and enthusiasm built.

16.   As police surrounded the congress, word spread that Alarcon and other political leaders would be arrested, and that congress would be dissolved.

17.   As the word spread in Hanover, neighbors of the Zantops were conflicted.

18.   As the word spread, the curious began coming, often returning to donate tools and supplies.

19.   As with so many trends, however, fashionable words more often spread from the United States to the rest of the world.

20.   As word has spread about such success stories, the waiting list has grown.