A machine rearranges words into reverse dictionary order (Z to A); each step moves the last-in-dictionary not-yet-arranged word to the front of the unarranged part. Example: Input: ant bee cat dog elk; Step 1: elk ant bee cat dog; Step 2: elk dog ant bee cat. Following the same rule, what is Step 3?

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elk dog cat ant bee. After Step 2 the unarranged part is 'ant bee cat'; its last word in dictionary order is 'cat', which moves to the front of that part, giving 'elk dog cat ant bee'.

A machine rearranges words into reverse dictionary order (Z to A); each step moves the last-in-dictionary not-yet-arranged word to the front of the unarranged part. Example: Input: ant bee cat dog elk; Step 1: elk ant bee cat dog; Step 2: elk dog ant bee cat. Following the same rule, what is Step 3?

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