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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 The Fellowship of the Ring, Bob gets Ulysses, Claire gets The Pearl, Dave gets The Great Gatsby, Eve gets Frankenstein, Fred gets The Odyssey, and Gertrude gets Moby Dick.
As the semester proceeds, they start trading around the new books. First, Claire and Dave swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Alice and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Alice swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. 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, Claire and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap books. Then, Bob and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Bob swap books. Then, Dave and Alice swap books. Then, Dave and Alice discuss something. Then, Dave and Alice swap books. Then, Dave and Bob swap books. Then, Dave and Bob discuss something. Then, Dave and Bob swap books. Then, Eve and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Eve swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Fred and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Fred swap books. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap books. Then, Gertrude and Bob discuss something. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap books. Then, Eve and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Eve swap books. Then, Dave and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Dave swap books. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Fred and Alice discuss something. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Dave and Alice swap books. Then, Dave and Alice discuss something. Then, Dave and Alice swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. 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, Dave and Eve swap books. Then, Dave and Eve discuss something. Then, Dave and Eve swap books. Then, Bob and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Bob swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Claire and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Claire swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Alice and Eve swap books. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Gertrude swap books. Then, Claire and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Claire swap books. Then, Fred and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap books. Then, Bob and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Bob swap books. Then, Eve and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Eve swap books. Then, Fred and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Fred swap books. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Eve and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Eve swap books. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap books. Then, Dave and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Dave swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Eve and Dave swap books. Then, Eve and Dave discuss something. Then, Eve and Dave swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Eve and Alice swap books. Then, Eve and Alice discuss something. Then, Eve and Alice swap books. Then, Dave and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Dave swap books. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap books. Then, Gertrude and Fred discuss something. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap books. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Alice swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Claire and Alice swap books. Then, Claire and Alice discuss something. Then, Claire and Alice swap books. 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, Bob and Gertrude swap books. Then, Bob and Gertrude discuss something. Then, Bob and Gertrude swap books. Then, Fred and Claire swap books. Then, Fred and Claire discuss something. Then, Fred and Claire swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Gertrude and Dave swap books. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Bob swap books. Then, Dave and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Dave swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Claire and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Claire swap books. Then, Alice and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Eve and Fred swap books. Then, Eve and Fred discuss something. Then, Eve and Fred swap books. Then, Eve and Bob swap books. Then, Eve and Bob discuss something. Then, Eve and Bob swap books. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Fred and Alice discuss something. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Claire and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Claire swap books. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap books. Then, Eve and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Eve swap books. Then, Bob and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Bob swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Alice and Fred discuss something. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Eve and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Eve swap books. Then, Bob and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Bob swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, Claire and Fred swap books. Then, Claire and Fred discuss something. Then, Claire and Fred swap books. Then, Claire and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Claire swap books. Then, Fred and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap books. Then, Eve and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Eve swap books. Then, Alice and Bob swap books. Then, Alice and Bob discuss something. Then, Alice and Bob swap books. Then, Alice and Dave swap books. Then, Alice and Dave discuss something. Then, Alice and Dave swap books. Then, Alice and Eve swap books. Then, Alice and Eve discuss something. Then, Alice and Eve swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Fred and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap books. Then, Bob and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap books. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap books. Then, Claire and Gertrude discuss something. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap books. Then, Gertrude and Eve discuss something. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Bob and Alice discuss something. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Alice 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, Claire and Eve discuss something. Then, Claire and Eve swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Eve and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Eve swap books. Then, Fred and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Fred swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Dave swap books. Then, Bob and Dave swap books. Then, Bob and Dave discuss something. Then, Bob and Dave 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, Alice and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Alice swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Dave swap books. Then, Eve and Bob swap books. Then, Eve and Bob discuss something. Then, Eve and Bob swap books. Then, Eve and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Eve swap books. Then, Fred and Claire swap books. Then, Fred and Claire discuss something. Then, Fred and Claire swap books. Then, Fred and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap books. Then, Claire and Bob swap books. Then, Claire and Bob discuss something. Then, Claire and Bob swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Dave swap books. Then, Claire and Bob swap books. Then, Claire and Bob discuss something. Then, Claire and Bob swap books. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap books. Then, Claire and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Claire swap books. Then, Eve and Claire swap books. Then, Eve and Claire discuss something. Then, Eve and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Claire swap books. Then, Dave and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Dave swap books. Then, Gertrude and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap books. Then, Dave and Claire swap books. Then, Dave and Claire discuss something. Then, Dave and Claire swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Claire and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Claire swap books. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap books. Then, Gertrude and Claire discuss something. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. 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, Gertrude and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Dave swap books. Then, Dave and Alice swap books. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap books. Then, Alice and Claire swap books. Then, Alice and Claire discuss something. Then, Alice and Claire swap books. Then, Dave and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap books. Then, Gertrude and Dave swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Alice and Claire swap books. Then, Claire and Alice swap books. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Claire and Fred swap books. Then, Claire and Fred discuss something. Then, Claire and Fred swap books. Then, Fred and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Bob swap books. Then, Bob and Eve swap books. Then, Eve and Fred swap books. Then, Bob and Claire swap books. Then, Alice and Eve swap books. Finally, Eve and Claire swap books. At the end of the semester, Alice has
Options:
(A) The Fellowship of the Ring
(B) Ulysses
(C) The Pearl
(D) The Great Gatsby
(E) Frankenstein
(F) The Odyssey
(G) Moby Dick

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