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Six friends each know a secret. They can call each other. In each call they exchange all the secrets they know. How many calls are needed for everyone to know all secrets?
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van Ditmarsch, H., Kooi, B. (2015). Gossip. In: One Hundred Prisoners and a Light Bulb. Copernicus, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16694-0_10
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