A machine moves the reverse-alphabetically first remaining word (nearest to Z) to the left end in each step. Example — Input: apple mango cherry; Step 1: mango apple cherry; Step 2: mango cherry apple. For the input 'lily rose daisy tulip', what is Step 2?

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tulip rose lily daisy. Step 1 moves 'tulip' (nearest to Z) to the front: tulip lily rose daisy. Step 2 moves the next, 'rose', to the front of the unsorted part: tulip rose lily daisy.

A machine moves the reverse-alphabetically first remaining word (nearest to Z) to the left end in each step. Example — Input: apple mango cherry; Step 1: mango apple cherry; Step 2: mango cherry apple. For the input 'lily rose daisy tulip', what is Step 2?

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