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represent the smallest of the three consecutive odd integers. Since this odd integer is arbitrary, at least so far, we can say that it is the

th odd integer, hence

. The next consecutive odd integer must then be the

th odd integer, or

, which is to say

. Since

must be

. Similarly, the next consecutive odd integer is

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then compute

and

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