Start with a square of dimension 1 X 1, and repeatedly append along the squares of the previous step squares with half their side length that do not overlap with any prior square; a(n) gives the number of squares appended at n-th step.

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Start with a square of dimension 1 X 1, and repeatedly append along the squares of the previous step squares with half their side length that do not overlap with any prior square; a(n) gives the number of squares appended at n-th step.