The Four Desks: Leo, Inés, Finn, and Tomás

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Four desks stand in a row, numbered 1 to 4 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. Inés is directly next to Tomás. 2. The Rust programmer is Finn. 3. The cactus keeper is the cracker eater. 4. The cactus keeper is immediately to the left of the Go programmer. 5. The ivy keeper is the Rust programmer. 6. The Kotlin programmer is Tomás. 7. The bonsai keeper is the Kotlin programmer. 8. The almond eater is not the Rust programmer. 9. The cookie eater is directly next to the Swift programmer. 10. The apple eater is Tomás.

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In the final arrangement, which numbered desk (1–4) does “Inés” end up at? Answer with the number.

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