an absorbent core comprising a combination of the first and second absorbent core layers illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6.FIG. 7b is a partial sectional view of an absorbent core comprising a combination of the first and second absorbent core layers illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6FIG. 8 is a plan view of the absorbent core illustrated in FIGS. 7a and 7b.