______________________________________ Hint: No formal proof is given. Only an informal schmaltzy [Yiddish, 1935, excessive sentimentality] proof, based on judgment prompted by feeling, is stated. See the green-highlighted text: "Unfortunately, there still seems to be no pattern."
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