Alice and Bob take it in turns to write numbers on a blackboard. Alice starts by writing an integer between and inclusive on the board. On each of Bob's turns he writes twice the number Alice wrote last. On each of Alice's subsequent turns she writes the number less than the number Bob wrote last. At some point, the number is written on the board for a second time. Find the possible values of .
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