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  <xs:element id="acnd_RelatedPartyTransactionVestingRightsPercentage" abstract="false" name="RelatedPartyTransactionVestingRightsPercentage" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="acnd_OfferingCostsPolicyTextBlock" abstract="false" name="OfferingCostsPolicyTextBlock" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="acnd_ShareTriggerPriceOneMember" abstract="true" name="ShareTriggerPriceOneMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="acnd_PerShareAmountInTheTrustAccountForDistributionToThePublicShareholders" abstract="false" name="PerShareAmountInTheTrustAccountForDistributionToThePublicShareholders" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="acnd_CapitalizedContractCostAdditionsSalesCommissions" abstract="false" name="CapitalizedContractCostAdditionsSalesCommissions" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="acnd_PercentageOfPublicShareholdingRedeemableInCaseOfNonOccurrenceOfBusinessCombination" abstract="false" name="PercentageOfPublicShareholdingRedeemableInCaseOfNonOccurrenceOfBusinessCombination" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="acnd_ExpirationPeriodForPurchaseOfUnderwritingOptions" abstract="false" name="ExpirationPeriodForPurchaseOfUnderwritingOptions" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="acnd_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsPurchasePriceMultiplierPeriod" abstract="false" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsPurchasePriceMultiplierPeriod" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="acnd_SharePriceThatWillTriggerWarrantRedemptionMember" abstract="true" name="SharePriceThatWillTriggerWarrantRedemptionMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="acnd_CapitalizedContractCostAdditionsRevenueShareFees" abstract="false" name="CapitalizedContractCostAdditionsRevenueShareFees" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="acnd_OfferingCostsIncludedInNotePayableRelatedParty" abstract="false" name="OfferingCostsIncludedInNotePayableRelatedParty" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="acnd_PublicWarrantsMember" abstract="true" name="PublicWarrantsMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="acnd_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLeaseLiability" abstract="false" name="IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLeaseLiability" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="acnd_PercentageOfProceedsFromShareIssuances" abstract="false" name="PercentageOfProceedsFromShareIssuances" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="acnd_CommonStockAndTemporaryEquitySharesIssued" abstract="false" name="CommonStockAndTemporaryEquitySharesIssued" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType"/>
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