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Alice, Bob, Claire, Dave, Eve, Fred, and Gertrude are playing a game. At the start of the game, they are each holding a ball: Alice has a green ball, Bob has a purple ball, Claire has a blue ball, Dave has a black ball, Eve has a orange ball, Fred has a white ball, and Gertrude has a yellow ball.
As the game progresses, pairs of players trade balls. First, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Bob and Alice swap balls (let's call it Action 1). Then, Alice and Bob swap balls (let's call it Action 2). Then, nothing happens for a while (let's call it Action 3). Then, Alice and Fred swap balls (let's call it Action 4). Then, Fred and Claire swap balls (let's call it Action 5). Then, Claire and Fred swap balls (let's call it Action 6). Then, Fred and Alice swap balls (let's call it Action 7). Then, Claire and Eve swap balls (let's call it Action 8). Then, Eve and Claire swap balls (let's call it Action 9). Then, Alice and Claire swap balls (let's call it Action 10). Then, Claire and Alice swap balls (let's call it Action 11). Then, Alice and Gertrude swap balls (let's call it Action 12). Then, Alice and Gertrude discuss something (let's call it Action 13). Then, Alice and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Bob and Eve swap balls (let's call it Action 14). Then, Bob and Eve discuss something (let's call it Action 15). Then, Bob and Eve swap balls. Then, Action 7 repeats. Then, Alice and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Fred swap balls. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap balls (let's call it Action 16). Then, Gertrude and Claire swap balls (let's call it Action 17). Then, Action 8 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Alice swap balls (let's call it Action 18). Then, Alice and Eve swap balls (let's call it Action 19). Then, Eve and Alice swap balls (let's call it Action 20). Then, Alice and Gertrude swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Fred and Eve swap balls (let's call it Action 21). Then, Fred and Eve discuss something (let's call it Action 22). Then, Fred and Eve swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Action 21 repeats. Then, Fred and Eve discuss something. Then, Fred and Eve swap balls. Then, Dave and Gertrude swap balls (let's call it Action 23). Then, Gertrude and Dave swap balls (let's call it Action 24). Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Bob and Alice swap balls. Then, Bob and Alice discuss something (let's call it Action 25). Then, Bob and Alice swap balls. Then, Action 2 repeats. Then, Fred and Gertrude swap balls (let's call it Action 26). Then, Gertrude and Bob swap balls (let's call it Action 27). Then, Bob and Gertrude swap balls (let's call it Action 28). Then, Gertrude and Fred swap balls (let's call it Action 29). Then, Fred and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Bob swap balls (let's call it Action 30). Then, Bob and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Fred swap balls (let's call it Action 31). Then, Bob and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Bob swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Claire and Bob swap balls (let's call it Action 32). Then, Bob and Claire swap balls (let's call it Action 33). Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Claire and Eve discuss something (let's call it Action 34). Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, Alice and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Bob swap balls. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 28 repeats. Then, Bob and Gertrude discuss something (let's call it Action 35). Then, Action 28 repeats. Then, Eve and Dave swap balls (let's call it Action 36). Then, Dave and Eve swap balls (let's call it Action 37). Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 5 repeats. Then, Claire and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Fred swap balls. Then, Bob and Eve swap balls. Then, Action 31 repeats. Then, Fred and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Bob swap balls. Then, Claire and Fred swap balls. Then, Claire and Fred discuss something (let's call it Action 38). Then, Claire and Fred swap balls. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Fred and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Fred swap balls. Then, Action 31 repeats. Then, Action 26 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Eve swap balls. Then, Claire and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Dave swap balls (let's call it Action 39). Then, Dave and Fred swap balls (let's call it Action 40). Then, Fred and Claire swap balls. Then, Action 11 repeats. Then, Alice and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Claire swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Alice swap balls (let's call it Action 41). Then, Alice and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Dave swap balls (let's call it Action 42). Then, Gertrude and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Bob and Eve swap balls. Then, Action 15 repeats. Then, Bob and Eve swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 8 repeats. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap balls (let's call it Action 43). Then, Gertrude and Eve swap balls (let's call it Action 44). Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Claire and Gertrude discuss something (let's call it Action 45). Then, Action 16 repeats. Then, Bob and Dave swap balls (let's call it Action 46). Then, Action 23 repeats. Then, Action 24 repeats. Then, Dave and Bob swap balls (let's call it Action 47). Then, Eve and Dave swap balls. Then, Eve and Dave discuss something (let's call it Action 48). Then, Eve and Dave swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Gertrude and Dave swap balls. Then, Dave and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Action 46 repeats. Then, Bob and Dave discuss something (let's call it Action 49). Then, Bob and Dave swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Eve swap balls. Then, Action 30 repeats. Then, Bob and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Claire and Fred swap balls. Then, Claire and Fred discuss something. Then, Claire and Fred swap balls. Then, Action 16 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap balls. Then, Claire and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Claire swap balls. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Eve and Gertrude discuss something (let's call it Action 50). Then, Eve and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Bob and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Bob swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Bob and Fred swap balls (let's call it Action 51). Then, Fred and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Bob swap balls (let's call it Action 52). Then, Action 10 repeats. Then, Alice and Claire discuss something (let's call it Action 53). Then, Action 10 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Action 44 repeats. Then, Action 41 repeats. Then, Alice and Dave swap balls. Then, Action 40 repeats. Then, Fred and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Dave swap balls. Then, Bob and Dave swap balls. Then, Bob and Dave discuss something. Then, Bob and Dave swap balls. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Bob and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Action 14 repeats. Then, Action 15 repeats. Then, Bob and Eve swap balls. Then, Alice and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Alice swap balls. Then, Bob and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Action 9 repeats. Then, Action 32 repeats. Then, Action 52 repeats. Then, Bob and Fred swap balls. Then, Action 43 repeats. Then, Action 44 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Bob and Claire swap balls. Then, Action 32 repeats. Then, Dave and Fred swap balls. Then, Dave and Fred discuss something (let's call it Action 54). Then, Dave and Fred swap balls. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Eve swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Dave swap balls. Then, Dave and Claire swap balls (let's call it Action 55). Then, Action 32 repeats. Then, Action 33 repeats. Then, Claire and Dave swap balls (let's call it Action 56). Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Eve and Bob swap balls. Then, Eve and Bob discuss something (let's call it Action 57). Then, Eve and Bob swap balls. Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Action 23 repeats. Then, Dave and Gertrude discuss something (let's call it Action 58). Then, Dave and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Action 7 repeats. Then, Alice and Claire swap balls. Then, Action 11 repeats. Then, Alice and Fred swap balls. Then, Eve and Dave swap balls. Then, Action 37 repeats. Then, Alice and Bob swap balls. Then, Alice and Bob discuss something (let's call it Action 59). Then, Alice and Bob swap balls. Then, Action 30 repeats. Then, Bob and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Eve swap balls. Then, Alice and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap balls. Then, Action 20 repeats. Then, Fred and Dave swap balls. Then, Fred and Dave discuss something (let's call it Action 60). Then, Fred and Dave swap balls. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Action 44 repeats. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Fred and Bob swap balls. Then, Fred and Bob discuss something (let's call it Action 61). Then, Fred and Bob swap balls. Then, Eve and Dave swap balls. Then, Action 37 repeats. Then, Action 23 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap balls. Then, Action 28 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Dave swap balls. Then, Bob and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Action 17 repeats. Then, Action 32 repeats. Then, Claire and Alice swap balls. Then, Claire and Alice discuss something (let's call it Action 62). Then, Claire and Alice swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 32 repeats. Then, Claire and Bob discuss something (let's call it Action 63). Then, Claire and Bob swap balls. Then, Action 41 repeats. Then, Dave and Alice discuss something (let's call it Action 64). Then, Dave and Alice swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Alice and Fred swap balls. Then, Alice and Fred discuss something (let's call it Action 65). Then, Alice and Fred swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Gertrude and Dave swap balls. Then, Fred and Bob swap balls. Finally, Gertrude and Alice swap balls. At the end of the game, Alice has the
Options:
(A) green ball
(B) purple ball
(C) blue ball
(D) black ball
(E) orange ball
(F) white ball
(G) yellow ball

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