code: def apply_T7(word):
      '''If a VVV-sequence does not contain a potential /i/-final diphthong,
      there is a syllable boundary between the second and third vowels, e.g.
      [kau.an], [leu.an], [kiu.as].'''
      WORD = _split_consonants_and_vowels(word)
  
      for k, v in WORD.iteritems():
  
          if len(v) == 3 and is_vowel(v[0]):
              WORD[k] = v[:2] + '.' + v[2:]
  
      word = _compile_dict_into_word(WORD)
  
      return worf apply_T7(word):
      '''If a VVV-sequence does not contain a potential /i/-final diphthong,
      there is a syllable boundary between the second and third vowels, e.g.
      [kau.an], [leu.an], [kiu.as].'''
      WORD = _split_consonants_and_vowels(word)
  
      for k, v in WORD.iteritems():
  
          if len(v) == 3 and is_vowel(v[0]):
              WORD[k] = v[:2] + '.' + v[2:]
  
      word = _compile_dict_into_word(WORD)
  
      return word
docs: If a VVV-sequence does not contain a potential /i/-final diphthong,
      there is a syllable boundary between the second and third vowels, e.g.
      [kau.an], [leu.an], [kiu.as].