The Four Desks: The Kotlin Programmer, the Grape Eater, and the Fern Keeper

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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. The cactus keeper is directly next to the cookie eater. 2. The TypeScript programmer is immediately to the left of the cactus keeper. 3. The basil grower is directly next to the orchid keeper. 4. The Rust programmer is the basil grower. 5. The pretzel eater is the orchid keeper. 6. The Go programmer is the cookie eater. 7. The Rust programmer is the apple eater.

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

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