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Alice, Bob, Claire, Dave, Eve, Fred, and Gertrude are friends and avid readers who occasionally trade books. At the start of the semester, they each buy one new book: Alice gets Lolita, Bob gets Moby Dick, Claire gets Hound of the Baskervilles, Dave gets Catch-22, Eve gets The Fellowship of the Ring, Fred gets The Pearl, and Gertrude gets Frankenstein. As the semester proceeds, they start trading around the new books. First, Dave and Bob swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while (let's call it Action 1). Then, Dave and Bob swap books (let's call it Action 2). Then, Bob and Dave swap books (let's call it Action 3). Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Fred swap books (let's call it Action 4). Then, Dave and Fred discuss something (let's call it Action 5). Then, Dave and Fred swap books. Then, Alice and Bob swap books (let's call it Action 6). Then, Bob and Fred swap books (let's call it Action 7). Then, Fred and Bob swap books (let's call it Action 8). Then, Bob and Alice swap books (let's call it Action 9). Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Eve and Alice swap books (let's call it Action 10). Then, Alice and Gertrude swap books (let's call it Action 11). Then, Gertrude and Alice swap books (let's call it Action 12). Then, Alice and Eve swap books (let's call it Action 13). Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Alice swap books (let's call it Action 14). Then, Alice and Fred swap books (let's call it Action 15). Then, Fred and Alice swap books (let's call it Action 16). Then, Alice and Dave swap books (let's call it Action 17). Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Alice and Claire swap books (let's call it Action 18). Then, Alice and Claire discuss something (let's call it Action 19). Then, Alice and Claire swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Claire swap books (let's call it Action 20). Then, Claire and Dave swap books (let's call it Action 21). Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Fred and Dave swap books (let's call it Action 22). Then, Dave and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Dave swap books. Then, Action 4 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Alice swap books. Then, Action 15 repeats. Then, Action 16 repeats. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap books (let's call it Action 23). Then, Eve and Gertrude swap books (let's call it Action 24). Then, Action 2 repeats. Then, Dave and Bob discuss something (let's call it Action 25). Then, Dave and Bob swap books. Then, Alice and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Bob swap books. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Dave and Alice swap books. Then, Fred and Eve swap books (let's call it Action 26). Then, Eve and Fred swap books (let's call it Action 27). Then, Gertrude and Dave swap books (let's call it Action 28). Then, Dave and Gertrude swap books (let's call it Action 29). Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Fred swap books. Then, Dave and Fred discuss something. Then, Dave and Fred swap books. Then, Action 13 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Eve and Claire swap books (let's call it Action 30). Then, Claire and Gertrude swap books (let's call it Action 31). Then, Gertrude and Claire swap books (let's call it Action 32). Then, Claire and Eve swap books (let's call it Action 33). Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Dave swap books. Then, Fred and Gertrude swap books (let's call it Action 34). Then, Fred and Gertrude discuss something (let's call it Action 35). Then, Fred and Gertrude swap books. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Bob and Alice discuss something (let's call it Action 36). Then, Action 9 repeats. Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Action 22 repeats. Then, Action 4 repeats. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Fred swap books (let's call it Action 37). Then, Fred and Claire swap books (let's call it Action 38). Then, Claire and Alice swap books (let's call it Action 39). Then, Bob and Dave swap books. Then, Action 20 repeats. Then, Action 21 repeats. Then, Dave and Bob swap books. Then, Claire and Bob swap books (let's call it Action 40). Then, Claire and Bob discuss something (let's call it Action 41). Then, Claire and Bob swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Bob and Claire swap books (let's call it Action 42). Then, Action 31 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Bob swap books. Then, Action 12 repeats. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap books. Then, Action 4 repeats. Then, Fred and Dave swap books. Then, Action 21 repeats. Then, Claire and Dave discuss something (let's call it Action 43). Then, Action 21 repeats. Then, Bob and Claire swap books. Then, Action 40 repeats. Then, Claire and Fred swap books. Then, Claire and Fred discuss something (let's call it Action 44). Then, Claire and Fred swap books. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Bob swap books. Then, Action 7 repeats. Then, Action 16 repeats. Then, Bob and Fred swap books. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap books (let's call it Action 45). Then, Gertrude and Fred discuss something (let's call it Action 46). Then, Gertrude and Fred swap books. Then, Dave and Alice swap books. Then, Dave and Alice discuss something (let's call it Action 47). Then, Dave and Alice swap books. Then, Action 2 repeats. Then, Bob and Gertrude swap books (let's call it Action 48). Then, Gertrude and Bob swap books (let's call it Action 49). Then, Bob and Dave swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Alice swap books. Then, Action 13 repeats. Then, Eve and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Dave swap books. Then, Action 29 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap books. Then, Action 28 repeats. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Dave and Bob swap books. Then, Claire and Eve swap books. Then, Claire and Eve discuss something (let's call it Action 50). Then, Claire and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Dave swap books (let's call it Action 51). Then, Dave and Eve swap books (let's call it Action 52). Then, Action 15 repeats. Then, Alice and Fred discuss something (let's call it Action 53). Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Bob and Eve swap books (let's call it Action 54). Then, Eve and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Bob swap books (let's call it Action 55). Then, Action 38 repeats. Then, Claire and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Dave swap books. Then, Fred and Dave discuss something (let's call it Action 56). Then, Fred and Dave swap books. Then, Fred and Eve swap books. Then, Fred and Eve discuss something (let's call it Action 57). Then, Fred and Eve swap books. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Action 53 repeats. Then, Action 15 repeats. Then, Action 7 repeats. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Bob swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, Action 45 repeats. Then, Fred and Gertrude swap books. Then, Alice and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Action 32 repeats. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap books. Then, Action 38 repeats. Then, Fred and Claire discuss something (let's call it Action 58). Then, Fred and Claire swap books. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap books. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap books. Then, Action 32 repeats. Then, Fred and Bob swap books. Then, Fred and Bob discuss something (let's call it Action 59). Then, Fred and Bob swap books. Then, Claire and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Claire swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap books. Then, Alice and Gertrude discuss something (let's call it Action 60). Then, Alice and Gertrude swap books. Then, Bob and Dave swap books. Then, Bob and Dave discuss something (let's call it Action 61). Then, Bob and Dave swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Claire and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Claire swap books. Then, Action 2 repeats. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 32 repeats. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Alice and Fred discuss something. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Action 54 repeats. Then, Action 55 repeats. Then, Eve and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Eve swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Eve and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Eve swap books. Then, Claire and Alice swap books. Then, Action 13 repeats. Then, Eve and Alice swap books. Then, Action 18 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap books. Then, Gertrude and Eve discuss something (let's call it Action 62). Then, Action 23 repeats. Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Action 36 repeats. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Action 2 repeats. Then, Action 25 repeats. Then, Action 2 repeats. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Fred and Alice discuss something (let's call it Action 63). Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Fred and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Fred swap books. Then, Alice and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Claire and Eve swap books. Then, Action 51 repeats. Then, Dave and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Claire swap books. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap books. Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, Action 26 repeats. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Action 63 repeats. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap books. Then, Action 23 repeats. Then, Action 51 repeats. Then, Dave and Eve swap books. Then, Claire and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Claire swap books. Then, Action 23 repeats. Then, Eve and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Eve swap books. Then, Action 24 repeats. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Action 15 repeats. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Bob swap books. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Gertrude swap books. Then, Action 12 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Alice swap books. Then, Gertrude and Alice discuss something (let's call it Action 64). Then, Gertrude and Alice swap books. Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Action 63 repeats. Then, Action 16 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap books. Then, Gertrude and Fred discuss something. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap books. Then, Dave and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Dave swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 39 repeats. Then, Claire and Alice discuss something (let's call it Action 65). Then, Action 39 repeats. Then, Dave and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Dave swap books. Then, Action 27 repeats. Then, Eve and Fred discuss something (let's call it Action 66). Then, Eve and Fred swap books. Then, Action 49 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Bob discuss something (let's call it Action 67). Then, Gertrude and Bob swap books. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap books. Then, Alice and Gertrude discuss something. Then, Action 11 repeats. Then, Eve and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Eve swap books. Then, Bob and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Bob swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Eve swap books. Then, Action 51 repeats. Then, Fred and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Fred swap books. Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Action 63 repeats. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Action 22 repeats. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Finally, Dave and Bob swap books. At the end of the semester, Claire has Options: (A) Lolita (B) Moby Dick (C) Hound of the Baskervilles (D) Catch-22 (E) The Fellowship of the Ring (F) The Pearl (G) Frankenstein
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