(15) y = P{{S, n > 0} reaches i before i – r}. They yo = 1, y = 0, and (14) obtains but with p ##. Hence, for 0 < i < r p(y – yi–1) = q(y | 1 = y) or yi , 1 = yi = S(y) = yi−1). Thus, for 0 < i < r y: 1 – y = s”(y_1 - y_2) = ...
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