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diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/functions.php
index 64f7198387..4371cb5ca2 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/functions.php
@@ -582,3 +582,10 @@ require get_template_directory() . '/inc/template-tags.php';
  * @since Twenty Fifteen 1.0
  */
 require get_template_directory() . '/inc/customizer.php';
+
+/**
+ * Block Patterns.
+ *
+ * @since Twenty Fifteen 3.0
+ */
+require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/block-patterns.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/block-patterns.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e220d3ebe
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+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/block-patterns.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Block Patterns
+ *
+ * @link https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/register_block_pattern/
+ * @link https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/register_block_pattern_category/
+ *
+ * @package WordPress
+ * @subpackage Twenty_Fifteen
+ * @since Twenty Fifteen 3.0
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Register Block Pattern Category.
+ */
+if ( function_exists( 'register_block_pattern_category' ) ) {
+
+	register_block_pattern_category(
+		'twentyfifteen',
+		array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Twenty Fifteen', 'twentyfifteen' ) )
+	);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Register Block Patterns.
+ */
+if ( function_exists( 'register_block_pattern' ) ) {
+
+	// Gallery and Description.
+	register_block_pattern(
+		'twentyfifteen/gallery-description',
+		array(
+			'title'      => esc_html__( 'Gallery and Description', 'twentyfifteen' ),
+			'categories' => array( 'twentyfifteen' ),
+			'content'    => '<!-- wp:columns {"verticalAlignment":"top"} --><div class="wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top"><!-- wp:column {"verticalAlignment":"top","width":"70%"} --><div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top" style="flex-basis:70%"><!-- wp:gallery {"ids":[null,null,null],"columns":2,"linkTo":"none"} --><figure class="wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped"><ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img src="' . esc_url( get_template_directory_uri() ) . '/assets/pier-seagull.jpg" alt="' . esc_attr__( 'A pier with a seagull.', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '" data-full-url="' . esc_url( get_template_directory_uri() ) . '/assets/pier-seagull.jpg" data-link="#"/></figure></li><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img src="' . esc_url( get_template_directory_uri() ) . '/assets/pier-seagulls.jpg" alt="' . esc_attr__( 'A pier with seagulls.', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '" data-full-url="' . esc_url( get_template_directory_uri() ) . '/assets/pier-seagulls.jpg" data-link="#"/></figure></li><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img src="' . esc_url( get_template_directory_uri() ) . '/assets/pier-sunset.jpg" alt="' . esc_attr__( 'A pier at sunset', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '" data-full-url="' . esc_url( get_template_directory_uri() ) . '/assets/pier-sunset.jpg" data-link="#"/></figure></li></ul></figure><!-- /wp:gallery --></div><!-- /wp:column --><!-- wp:column {"verticalAlignment":"top"} --><div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top"><!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --><p class="has-small-font-size"><em>' . esc_html__( 'Our default 2015 theme is clean, blog-focused, and designed for clarity. Twenty Fifteen’s simple, straightforward typography is readable on a wide variety of screen sizes, and suitable for multiple languages.', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</em></p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator {"color":"dark-gray","className":"is-style-wide"} --><hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-dark-gray-background-color has-dark-gray-color is-style-wide"/><!-- /wp:separator --></div><!-- /wp:column --></div><!-- /wp:columns -->',
+		)
+	);
+
+	// Contact Area.
+	register_block_pattern(
+		'twentyfifteen/contact-area',
+		array(
+			'title'      => esc_html__( 'Contact area', 'twentyfifteen' ),
+			'categories' => array( 'twentyfifteen' ),
+			'content'    => '<!-- wp:group {"backgroundColor":"light-gray","textColor":"dark-gray"} --><div class="wp-block-group has-dark-gray-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container"><!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column --><div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --><p><strong>' . esc_html__( 'Email', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</strong><br><a href="mailto:#">' . esc_html__( 'example@example.com', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</a></p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><p><strong>' . esc_html__( 'Follow us', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</strong></p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:social-links --><ul class="wp-block-social-links"><!-- wp:social-link {"url":"https://facebook.com","service":"facebook"} /--><!-- wp:social-link {"url":"https://twitter.com","service":"twitter"} /--><!-- wp:social-link {"url":"https://instagram.com","service":"instagram"} /--><!-- wp:social-link {"url":"https://youtube.com","service":"youtube"} /--></ul><!-- /wp:social-links --></div><!-- /wp:column --><!-- wp:column --><div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --><p><strong>' . esc_html__( 'Phone', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</strong><br>' . esc_html__( '(123) 555-5555', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><p><strong>' . esc_html__( 'Address', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</strong><br>' . esc_html__( '123 Main Street', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '<br>' . esc_html__( 'City, State, 00000', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></div><!-- /wp:column --></div><!-- /wp:columns --></div></div><!-- /wp:group -->',
+		)
+	);
+
+	// Two Columns with Images.
+	register_block_pattern(
+		'twentyfifteen/two-columns-with-images',
+		array(
+			'title'      => esc_html__( 'Two Columns with Images', 'twentyfifteen' ),
+			'categories' => array( 'twentyfifteen' ),
+			'content'    => '<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column --><div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:image {"id":null,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="' . esc_url( get_template_directory_uri() ) . '/assets/pier-seagull.jpg" alt="' . esc_attr__( 'A pier with a seagull.', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '"/></figure><!-- /wp:image --><!-- wp:heading --><h2>' . esc_html__( 'Adventure', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</h2><!-- /wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><p>' . esc_html__( 'I faced about again, and rushed towards the approaching Martian, rushed right down the gravelly beach and headlong into the water. Others did the same.', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></div><!-- /wp:column --><!-- wp:column --><div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:image {"id":null,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="' . esc_url( get_template_directory_uri() ) . '/assets/pier-seagulls.jpg" alt="' . esc_attr__( 'A pier with seagulls.', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '"/></figure><!-- /wp:image --><!-- wp:heading --><h2>' . esc_html__( 'Travels', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</h2><!-- /wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><p>' . esc_html__( 'A boatload of people putting back came leaping out as I rushed past. The stones under my feet were muddy and slippery, and the river was so low.', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></div><!-- /wp:column --></div><!-- /wp:columns -->',
+		)
+	);
+
+	// Columns with a list.
+	register_block_pattern(
+		'twentyfifteen/columns-with-list',
+		array(
+			'title'      => esc_html__( 'Columns with a List', 'twentyfifteen' ),
+			'categories' => array( 'twentyfifteen' ),
+			'content'    => '<!-- wp:heading --><h2>' . esc_html__( 'What to pack for the beach', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</h2><!-- /wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"color":{"text":"#707070"}}} --><p class="has-text-color" style="color:#707070"><em>' . esc_html__( 'You don’t need a lot, trust us!', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</em></p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"65%"} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:65%"><!-- wp:paragraph --><p>' . esc_html__( 'As I watched, the planet seemed to grow larger and smaller and to advance and recede, but that was simply that my eye was tired. Forty millions of miles it was from us — more than forty millions of miles of void. Few people realize the immensity of vacancy in which the dust of the material universe swims.', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></div><!-- /wp:column --><!-- wp:column {"width":"5%"} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:5%"></div><!-- /wp:column --><!-- wp:column {"width":"30%"} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:30%"><!-- wp:list --><ul><li>' . esc_html__( 'Towels', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</li><li>' . esc_html__( 'Camera', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</li><li>' . esc_html__( 'Water Bottle', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</li><li>' . esc_html__( 'Swimsuit', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</li><li>' . esc_html__( 'Snacks', 'twentyfifteen' ) . '</li></ul><!-- /wp:list --></div><!-- /wp:column --></div><!-- /wp:columns -->',
+		)
+	);
+}
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/readme.txt b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/readme.txt
index 8642f82fa4..d2edf84ea8 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/readme.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Tested up to: 5.8
 Version: 2.9
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
-Tags: blog, two-columns, left-sidebar, accessibility-ready, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-logo, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-images, microformats, post-formats, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready
+Tags: blog, two-columns, left-sidebar, accessibility-ready, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-logo, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-images, microformats, post-formats, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready, block-patterns
 
 == Description ==
 Our 2015 default theme is clean, blog-focused, and designed for clarity. Twenty Fifteen's simple, straightforward typography is readable on a wide variety of screen sizes, and suitable for multiple languages. We designed it using a mobile-first approach, meaning your content takes center-stage, regardless of whether your visitors arrive by smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer.
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ Genericons icon font, Copyright 2013-2017 Automattic.com
 License: GNU GPL, Version 2 (or later)
 Source: http://www.genericons.com
 
+Block Pattern Images
+License: CC0
+Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/purple-yellow-ACF0693B9C
+        https://stocksnap.io/photo/sky-sunset-BE7A7709D0
+        https://stocksnap.io/photo/sunset-pier-77F43EA43C
+
 == Changelog ==
 
 = 2.9 =
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/style.css b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/style.css
index 1a8286447b..1f7ba4174e 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/style.css
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/style.css
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Version: 2.9
 Requires PHP: 5.2.4
 License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
-Tags: blog, two-columns, left-sidebar, accessibility-ready, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-logo, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-images, microformats, post-formats, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready
+Tags: blog, two-columns, left-sidebar, accessibility-ready, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-logo, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-images, microformats, post-formats, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready, block-patterns
 Text Domain: twentyfifteen
 
 This theme, like WordPress, is licensed under the GPL.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index a01217404b..04077ddff1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.8-alpha-51042';
+$wp_version = '5.8-alpha-51043';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.