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Gus is older than Flora.
Alessandro is older than Zara but younger than Flora.
Oliver is younger than Gus but older than Zara.
Yvette is younger than Gus.
Alessandro is older than Oliver.
Flora is younger than Yvette.

Can you list these six friends in order of age?

 

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