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Rotating Philosophers Problem

Can you help the philosophers find a good place to sit before they get five forks and spaghetti?

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Socrates Voltaire Descartes Plato

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Socrates Voltaire Descartes Plato Konfuzius
Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire Descartes Plato
Plato Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire Descartes
Descartes Plato Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire
Voltaire Descartes Plato Konfuzius Socrates

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> Voltaire Descartes Plato Konfuzius Socrates

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