A bookshelf holds five volumes of an encyclopedia in order from 1 to 5, left to right. Volume 3 is immediately next to Volume 1. Volume 5 is to the left of Volume 2. Volume 4 is to the right of Volume 3. What is the correct order of the volumes from left to right?
1, 3, 4, 5, 2
Volume 3 is next to 1, and 4 is right of 3 (1,3,4). Volume 5 is left of 2, and 4 is right of 3, placing 5 before 2 and after 4, yielding 1, 3, 4, 5, 2.
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