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27 is Wondrous or Unwondrous?
27 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 82
82 is EVEN, so I take half: 41
41 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 124
124 is EVEN, so I take half: 62
62 is EVEN, so I take half: 31
31 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 94
94 is EVEN, so I take half: 47
47 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 142
142 is EVEN, so I take half: 71
71 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 214
214 is EVEN, so I take half: 107
107 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 322
322 is EVEN, so I take half: 161
161 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 484
484 is EVEN, so I take half: 242
242 is EVEN, so I take half: 121
121 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 364
364 is EVEN, so I take half: 182
182 is EVEN, so I take half: 91
91 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 274
274 is EVEN, so I take half: 137
137 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 412
412 is EVEN, so I take half: 206
206 is EVEN, so I take half: 103
103 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 310
310 is EVEN, so I take half: 155
155 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 466
466 is EVEN, so I take half: 233
233 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 700
700 is EVEN, so I take half: 350
350 is EVEN, so I take half: 175
175 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 526
526 is EVEN, so I take half: 263
263 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 790
790 is EVEN, so I take half: 395
395 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 1186
1186 is EVEN, so I take half: 593
593 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 1780
1780 is EVEN, so I take half: 890
890 is EVEN, so I take half: 445
445 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 1336
1336 is EVEN, so I take half: 668
668 is EVEN, so I take half: 334
334 is EVEN, so I take half: 167
167 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 502
502 is EVEN, so I take half: 251
251 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 754
754 is EVEN, so I take half: 377
377 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 1132
1132 is EVEN, so I take half: 566
566 is EVEN, so I take half: 283
283 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 850
850 is EVEN, so I take half: 425
425 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 1276
1276 is EVEN, so I take half: 638
638 is EVEN, so I take half: 319
319 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 958
958 is EVEN, so I take half: 479
479 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 1438
1438 is EVEN, so I take half: 719
719 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 2158
2158 is EVEN, so I take half: 1079
1079 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 3238
3238 is EVEN, so I take half: 1619
1619 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 4858
4858 is EVEN, so I take half: 2429
2429 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 7288
7288 is EVEN, so I take half: 3644
3644 is EVEN, so I take half: 1822
1822 is EVEN, so I take half: 911
911 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 2734
2734 is EVEN, so I take half: 1367
1367 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 4102
4102 is EVEN, so I take half: 2051
2051 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 6154
6154 is EVEN, so I take half: 3077
3077 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 9232 <------ 👋 Here the maximum value
9232 is EVEN, so I take half: 4616
4616 is EVEN, so I take half: 2308
2308 is EVEN, so I take half: 1154
1154 is EVEN, so I take half: 577
577 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 1732
1732 is EVEN, so I take half: 866
866 is EVEN, so I take half: 433
433 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 1300
1300 is EVEN, so I take half: 650
650 is EVEN, so I take half: 325
325 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 976
976 is EVEN, so I take half: 488
488 is EVEN, so I take half: 244
244 is EVEN, so I take half: 122
122 is EVEN, so I take half: 61
61 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 184
184 is EVEN, so I take half: 92
92 is EVEN, so I take half: 46
46 is EVEN, so I take half: 23
23 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 70
70 is EVEN, so I take half: 35
35 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 106
106 is EVEN, so I take half: 53
53 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 160
160 is EVEN, so I take half: 80
80 is EVEN, so I take half: 40
40 is EVEN, so I take half: 20
20 is EVEN, so I take half: 10
10 is EVEN, so I take half: 5
5 is ODD, so I make 3n+1: 16
16 is EVEN, so I take half: 8
8 is EVEN, so I take half: 4
4 is EVEN, so I take half: 2
2 is EVEN, so I take half: 1
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