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+import random
+import base64
+
+# Modify
+participants = [
+    "Alice",
+    "Bob",
+    "Carol",
+    "Dawn",
+    "Eve"
+]
+
+# this is just a lot of junk to make sure all the base64 text is somewhat visually indistinct
+def get_recipient_text(recipient):
+    format_strings = [
+        "{} is your secret santa recipient",
+        "your target for secret santa is {}",
+        "you've been assigned {} for secret santa",
+    ]
+    salts = [
+        ":3",
+        "^_^",
+        "=^.^=",
+        "o.O",
+        ">:3c",
+    ]
+    return random.choice(format_strings).format(recipient) + " " + random.choice(salts)
+
+# make a random loop of all participants, assigning each person to the next
+random.shuffle(participants)
+recipients = list(map(lambda s: base64.b64encode((get_recipient_text(s)).encode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8'), participants))
+participants = participants[1:] + participants[:1] # list rotation
+assignments = list(zip(participants, recipients))
+random.shuffle(assignments)
+
+for participant, recipient in assignments:
+    print(f"{participant}: {recipient}")