let $g$ be a finite group. we say that $g$ has emph{spread} r if for any set of distinct non-trivial elements of $g$ $x:={x_1,ldots, x_r}subset g^{#}$ there exists an element $yin g$ with the property that $langle x_i,yrangle=g$ for every $1leq ileq r$. we say $g$ has emph{exact spread} $r$ if $g$ has spread $r$ but not $r+1$. the spreads of finite simple groups and their decorations ha...