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

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