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A Mysterious Sequence
Can you figure out the next number in this sequence?

1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, ???

Please note that you MUST give an explanation in order to get credit for a correct answer.

This problem will remain up through the entire summer. I will grade all submitted solutions at the end of the summer, so my response will serve as a reminder to check for a new puzzle in September!

Congratulations to the following, who were high scorers for this past year:
AlphaSigChainsaw (96 points)
yoi55 (85 points)
lewanj (83 points)
beckyh (76 points)


Problem Moderated by: Douglas
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