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+#include <iostream>
+#include <boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp>
+
+int main( ) {
+  //to avoid a wraparound for the rapidly increasing numbers even
+  //the data type long long isn't long enough , so an extra library
+  //from boost had to do the job of creating long ints of sufficient
+  //precision
+  using boost::multiprecision::cpp_int ;
+  int x = 2 ;
+  std::cout << x << std::endl ;
+  int y = 3 ;
+  std::cout << y << std::endl ;
+  cpp_int lastProduct = static_cast<cpp_int>(x * y) ;
+  int count = 0 ;
+  while ( count != 8 ) {
+      cpp_int newElement = lastProduct + 1 ;
+      std::cout << newElement << std::endl ;
+      lastProduct *= newElement ;
+      count++ ;
+  }
+  return 0 ;
+}