The Three Shelves: Lindqvist, Tanaka, and Vásquez

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Three shelves stand in a row, numbered 1 to 3 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 cookbook writer is immediately to the right of Lindqvist. 2. The author with the gold cover is the memoirist. 3. The author with the white cover is the cookbook writer. 4. The memoirist is Lindqvist. 5. Vásquez is directly next to the cookbook writer.

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Commit an attempt to unseal the proof. Write your answer — right or wrong, thinking it through is the point.

In the final arrangement, which numbered shelf (1–3) does “Lindqvist” end up at? Answer with the number.

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