a(1)=1. For n>1, assume a(n-1) has decimal expansion qrstuvwxyz (with at most ten digits, where some of q, r, s, ... may be zero). Then a(n) = sum 99...9 (with z 9's) + 88...8 (with y 8's) + 77...7 (with x 7's) + ... For example, if a(n-1) were 243, we would sum 77 + 8888 + 999 and get 9964.

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a(1)=1. For n>1, assume a(n-1) has decimal expansion qrstuvwxyz (with at most ten digits, where some of q, r, s, ... may be zero). Then a(n) = sum 99...9 (with z 9's) + 88...8 (with y 8's) + 77...7 (with x 7's) + ... For example, if a(n-1) were 243, we would sum 77 + 8888 + 999 and get 9964.