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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 brown ball, Claire has a purple ball, Dave has a pink ball, Eve has a white ball, Fred has a red ball, and Gertrude has a orange ball.
As the game progresses, pairs of players trade balls. First, Eve and Dave swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while (let's call it Action 1). Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap balls (let's call it Action 2). Then, Fred and Alice swap balls (let's call it Action 3). Then, Alice and Fred swap balls (let's call it Action 4). Then, Fred and Gertrude swap balls (let's call it Action 5). Then, Eve and Fred swap balls (let's call it Action 6). Then, Eve and Fred discuss something (let's call it Action 7). Then, Eve and Fred swap balls. Then, Claire and Bob swap balls (let's call it Action 8). Then, Bob and Fred swap balls (let's call it Action 9). Then, Fred and Bob swap balls (let's call it Action 10). Then, Bob and Claire swap balls (let's call it Action 11). Then, Claire and Dave swap balls (let's call it Action 12). Then, Dave and Claire swap balls (let's call it Action 13). Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 4 repeats. Then, Alice and Fred discuss something (let's call it Action 14). Then, Alice and Fred swap balls. Then, Dave and Eve swap balls (let's call it Action 15). Then, Eve and Alice swap balls (let's call it Action 16). Then, Alice and Eve swap balls (let's call it Action 17). Then, Eve and Dave swap balls (let's call it Action 18). Then, Eve and Bob swap balls (let's call it Action 19). Then, Bob and Alice swap balls (let's call it Action 20). Then, Alice and Bob swap balls (let's call it Action 21). Then, Bob and Eve swap balls (let's call it Action 22). Then, Claire and Eve swap balls (let's call it Action 23). Then, Eve and Claire swap balls (let's call it Action 24). Then, Claire and Dave swap balls. Then, Dave and Claire swap balls. Then, Dave and Bob swap balls (let's call it Action 25). Then, Bob and Dave swap balls (let's call it Action 26). Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Gertrude and Dave swap balls (let's call it Action 27). Then, Dave and Gertrude swap balls (let's call it Action 28). Then, Fred and Claire swap balls (let's call it Action 29). Then, Claire and Fred swap balls (let's call it Action 30). Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Alice and Eve swap balls. Then, Alice and Eve discuss something (let's call it Action 31). Then, Alice and Eve swap balls. Then, Claire and Alice swap balls (let's call it Action 32). Then, Claire and Alice discuss something (let's call it Action 33). Then, Claire and Alice swap balls. Then, Bob and Fred swap balls. Then, Bob and Fred discuss something (let's call it Action 34). Then, Action 9 repeats. Then, Bob and Dave swap balls. Then, Action 25 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Bob and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap balls (let's call it Action 35). Then, Gertrude and Alice swap balls (let's call it Action 36). Then, Action 21 repeats. Then, Dave and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Dave and Gertrude discuss something (let's call it Action 37). Then, Dave and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Dave swap balls (let's call it Action 38). Then, Dave and Fred swap balls (let's call it Action 39). Then, Fred and Gertrude swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Fred swap balls. Then, Dave and Fred discuss something (let's call it Action 40). Then, Dave and Fred swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap balls (let's call it Action 41). Then, Claire and Gertrude swap balls (let's call it Action 42). Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Dave swap balls. Then, Eve and Dave discuss something (let's call it Action 43). Then, Eve and Dave swap balls. Then, Action 41 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Claire discuss something (let's call it Action 44). Then, Gertrude and Claire swap balls. Then, Bob and Alice swap balls. Then, Action 21 repeats. Then, Fred and Eve swap balls (let's call it Action 45). Then, Fred and Eve discuss something (let's call it Action 46). Then, Action 45 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Alice and Dave swap balls (let's call it Action 47). Then, Dave and Alice swap balls (let's call it Action 48). Then, Bob and Claire swap balls. Then, Action 30 repeats. Then, Fred and Claire swap balls. Then, Action 8 repeats. Then, Action 16 repeats. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Alice swap balls. Then, Action 17 repeats. Then, Bob and Gertrude swap balls (let's call it Action 49). Then, Gertrude and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap balls (let's call it Action 50). Then, Dave and Fred swap balls. Then, Dave and Fred discuss something. Then, Dave and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Fred swap balls. Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Dave swap balls. Then, Fred and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Fred and Gertrude discuss something (let's call it Action 51). Then, Fred and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap balls (let's call it Action 52). Then, Action 16 repeats. Then, Alice and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap balls (let's call it Action 53). Then, Alice and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Alice swap balls. Then, Dave and Claire swap balls. Then, Dave and Claire discuss something (let's call it Action 54). Then, Dave and Claire swap balls. Then, Dave and Claire swap balls. Then, Action 32 repeats. Then, Alice and Claire swap balls (let's call it Action 55). Then, Claire and Dave swap balls. Then, Action 48 repeats. Then, Dave and Alice discuss something (let's call it Action 56). Then, Dave and Alice swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, Action 27 repeats. Then, Dave and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Dave swap balls. Then, Dave and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Dave swap balls. Then, Dave and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Gertrude swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Gertrude and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Fred swap balls. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Action 35 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 9 repeats. Then, Fred and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Bob swap balls. Then, Action 35 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Dave swap balls. Then, Dave and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Alice swap balls. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap balls. Then, Dave and Claire swap balls. Then, Dave and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Bob swap balls. Then, Action 22 repeats. Then, Eve and Dave swap balls. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Eve and Gertrude discuss something (let's call it Action 57). Then, Eve and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Alice and Gertrude discuss something (let's call it Action 58). Then, Action 35 repeats. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Action 36 repeats. Then, Action 15 repeats. Then, Eve and Dave swap balls. Then, Bob and Fred swap balls. Then, Action 5 repeats. Then, Action 2 repeats. Then, Fred and Bob swap balls. Then, Claire and Dave swap balls. Then, Dave and Claire swap balls. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Alice and Gertrude discuss something. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Bob and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Bob swap balls. Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Claire and Eve discuss something (let's call it Action 59). Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Action 27 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Dave discuss something (let's call it Action 60). Then, Action 27 repeats. Then, Action 17 repeats. Then, Eve and Alice swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 22 repeats. Then, Eve and Bob swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 32 repeats. Then, Alice and Dave swap balls. Then, Dave and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Claire swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Bob and Fred swap balls. Then, Action 34 repeats. Then, Bob and Fred swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 32 repeats. Then, Claire and Alice discuss something. Then, Claire and Alice swap balls. Then, Action 32 repeats. Then, Alice and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Claire swap balls. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Alice and Fred swap balls. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Eve and Claire discuss something (let's call it Action 61). Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Fred and Dave swap balls. Then, Dave and Fred swap balls. Then, Claire and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Claire swap balls. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Alice and Gertrude discuss something. Then, Action 35 repeats. Then, Alice and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Fred swap balls. Then, Action 3 repeats. Then, Action 2 repeats. Then, Fred and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Action 49 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Action 50 repeats. Then, Dave and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Dave swap balls. Then, Action 27 repeats. Then, Action 13 repeats. Then, Action 12 repeats. Then, Dave and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Bob and Fred swap balls. Then, Action 5 repeats. Then, Fred and Gertrude discuss something. Then, Action 5 repeats. Then, Alice and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Alice swap balls. Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, Fred and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Fred swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Gertrude and Fred swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Fred discuss something (let's call it Action 62). Then, Gertrude and Fred swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Gertrude and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Bob and Alice swap balls. Then, Action 21 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Bob discuss something (let's call it Action 63). Then, Gertrude and Bob swap balls. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Action 61 repeats. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Dave and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Gertrude swap balls. Then, Gertrude and Dave swap balls. Then, Bob and Dave swap balls. Then, Dave and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Dave swap balls. Then, Dave and Bob swap balls. Then, Action 1 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Bob and Alice swap balls. Then, Action 35 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Alice swap balls. Then, Alice and Bob swap balls. Then, Claire and Dave swap balls. Then, Dave and Fred swap balls. Then, Fred and Dave swap balls. Then, Dave and Claire swap balls. Then, Action 49 repeats. Then, Action 2 repeats. Then, Action 5 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Bob swap balls. Then, Dave and Bob swap balls. Then, Bob and Dave swap balls. Then, Fred and Eve swap balls. Then, Fred and Eve discuss something. Then, Action 45 repeats. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Gertrude and Alice swap balls. Then, Action 17 repeats. Then, Eve and Alice swap balls. Then, Action 35 repeats. Then, Action 23 repeats. Then, Action 19 repeats. Then, Bob and Eve swap balls. Then, Eve and Claire swap balls. Then, Alice and Bob swap balls. Then, Alice and Bob discuss something (let's call it Action 64). Then, Alice and Bob swap balls. Then, Action 52 repeats. Then, Gertrude and Eve discuss something (let's call it Action 65). Then, Gertrude and Eve swap balls. Then, Action 19 repeats. Then, Eve and Bob discuss something (let's call it Action 66). Then, Eve and Bob swap balls. Then, Dave and Claire swap balls. Then, Claire and Dave swap balls. Then, nothing happens for a while. Then, Action 18 repeats. Then, Action 43 repeats. Then, Eve and Dave swap balls. Then, Fred and Dave swap balls. Then, Eve and Alice swap balls. Finally, Dave and Gertrude swap balls. At the end of the game, Alice has the
Options:
(A) green ball
(B) brown ball
(C) purple ball
(D) pink ball
(E) white ball
(F) red ball
(G) orange ball

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