Three travelers are sitting around a fire, and are about to eat a meal. One of them has five small loaves of bread, the second has three small loaves of bread. The third has no food, but has eight coins. He offers to pay for some bread. They agree to share the eight loaves equally among the three travelers, and the third traveler will pay eight coins for his share of the eight loaves. All loaves were of the same size. The second traveler ( who had three loaves ) suggests that he be paid three coins, and that the first traveler he be paid five coins. The first traveler says that he should get more than five coins. How much the first traveler should get?
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