Eight cousins P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sit in a single row facing north. T sits at the extreme right end. Exactly two persons sit between T and U. R sits immediately to the right of U, and Q sits between R and T. P sits immediately to the left of U. Exactly two persons sit between P and V, and V is to the left of P. S does not sit next to P. How many persons sit between S and R?

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Three. From the right end: T, then Q, R, U (two between T and U), P left of U, V two places left of P at the left end; S and W fill the remaining seats with S away from P. Order from left: V, S, W, P, U, R, Q, T. Between S and R sit W, P and U — three persons.

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