A word arrangement machine rearranges words in a sequence through several steps as shown below:

Input: mgtuh kaops abewm bwxef mctqe aokpw

Step I: oivuj maoru adeyo dyzeh oevse aomry
Step II: adeyo aomry dyzeh maoru oevse oivuj
Step III: adeoy amory dehyz amoru eeosv ijouv
Step IV: 26 26 30 22 27 31
Step V: 3 4 4 8 8 9

Step V is the final step for the given input.

Based on the above pattern, consider the input:

Input: helof kpest fumap hseub lmodu karlx

Question: How many letters are there between the third letter of the second word from the left end in Step II and the second letter of the fourth word from the right end in Step III according to the English alphabetical series?

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A word arrangement machine rearranges words in a sequence through several steps as shown below:

Input: mgtuh kaops abewm bwxef mctqe aokpw

Step I: oivuj maoru adeyo dyzeh oevse aomry
Step II: adeyo aomry dyzeh maoru oevse oivuj
Step III: adeoy amory dehyz amoru eeosv ijouv
Step IV: 26 26 30 22 27 31
Step V: 3 4 4 8 8 9

Step V is the final step for the given input.

Based on the above pattern, consider the input:

Input: helof kpest fumap hseub lmodu karlx

Question: How many letters are there between the third letter of the second word from the left end in Step II and the second letter of the fourth word from the right end in Step III according to the English alphabetical series?

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**Solution:**

1. We are given the input: `helof kpest fumap hseub lmodu karlx`.

2. According to the pattern, Step II rearranges the words in a certain order. We need the second word from the left in Step II.

3. The second word from the left in Step II is the second word in the rearranged list. From the example, Step II rearranges words in alphabetical order or some pattern. Since the exact Step II for the new input is not given, we assume the same rearrangement logic applies.

4. Let's identify the second word from the left in Step II: It is `kpest` (assuming the order remains similar).

5. The third letter of this word is the letter at position 3: `p` (k=1, p=2, e=3). Actually, letters are k(1), p(2), e(3), s(4), t(5). So third letter is `e`.

6. Next, we need the fourth word from the right end in Step III.

7. Step III rearranges words further. From the example, Step III seems to be a rearrangement of Step II with some letter changes.

8. The fourth word from the right end means counting from the right: last word is 1st from right, second last is 2nd, and so on.

9. The fourth word from the right end in Step III is the third word from the left (since total words are 6).

10. The third word from the left in Step III is `fumap` (assuming the same order).

11. The second letter of this word is `u` (f=1, u=2).

12. Now, find the number of letters between `e` and `u` in the English alphabetical series.

13. Alphabet positions: e = 5, u = 21.

14. Number of letters between them = 21 - 5 - 1 = 15.

15. But this contradicts the options given. So, let's re-examine the assumptions.

**Re-examining the steps:**

- The question is based on the example, where Step II and Step III words are rearranged and letters changed.

- The exact Step II and Step III words for the new input are not provided, so we must apply the pattern from the example.

- From the example, Step II rearranges the words alphabetically.

- Input words: helof, kpest, fumap, hseub, lmodu, karlx

- Alphabetically sorted: fumap, helof, hseub, karlx, kpest, lmodu

- So Step II words from left: fumap(1), helof(2), hseub(3), karlx(4), kpest(5), lmodu(6)

- Second word from left in Step II: helof

- Third letter of helof: h(1), e(2), l(3) → `l`

- Step III rearranges letters of Step II words by rearranging letters alphabetically within each word.

- For helof: letters h, e, l, o, f

- Alphabetically sorted letters: e, f, h, l, o → efhlo

- Fourth word from right end in Step III:

- Step III words from left: fumap, helof, hseub, karlx, kpest, lmodu (same order as Step II)

- Fourth from right means 3rd from left: hseub

- Letters in hseub: h, s, e, u, b

- Alphabetically sorted: b, e, h, s, u → behsu

- Second letter of this word: `e`

- Now, letters to compare: third letter of second word in Step II is `l` (position 12), second letter of fourth word from right in Step III is `e` (position 5)

- Number of letters between `l` and `e` = |12 - 5| - 1 = 6

**Answer:** Six letters lie between the two letters in the English alphabetical series.

**Answer:** Six

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