Rubik's Cube for Beginners
Step 3: Insert Second Layer Edges
To put the second layer edges in, find an edge in the top layer that does not have yellow (or your top-layer color) on either sticker. That edge will have two stickers - one in the U-face, and one on the side face. Look at the color of the sticker on the side, and turn the top layer until that sticker matches the color of the center directly under it.This is the start position.
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| U' F' U F U R U' R' | U R U' R' U' F' U F | Do either the algorithm for state 1 or 2 to get the piece out, and then do the correct algorithm to put the piece back in correctly. |
If an second layer edge is in the wrong place in the second layer, insert the correct piece to get it out. If all the second layer edges are in the wrong place in the second layer, insert any edge from the top layer to get one of the edges out.
When you are done, your cube should look like this: