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URGENT Please help!!!!! Time I have: 5 minutes There are 101 candies in a pile. Two boys take turns taking candies from the pile. They are allowed to take 1 to 9 candies in one move. The player who cannot make a move, loses. Which player is the winner, the first or the second? Assume both players choose the best strategy.

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I think the first player wins
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