<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
How can you access the fourth element of a linked list in Java?
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<|im_start|>assistant
The fourth element of a linked list in Java can be accessed by traversing the list from the start node three times, where each traverse proceeds one node at a time. The fourth node can be accessed by calling getData() on the traversed node.<|im_end|>
