Two friends are playing a game: at every turn, each player can take any number of stones except 4 or 8.The player who takes the last available stone wins. Initially, there are 8 stones; how many of them must the first player take, in order to be sure to win? Assume that both players do not make mistakes in their respective moves. A. The first player always wins, regardless of how many stones he takes. B. The first player always loses, regardless of how many stones he takes. C. 1 D. 2 E. 3