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Is there a nonzero solution to this infinite system of congruences?

$u_n=s_na + t_nb + s_{n+1}c$ satisfies the same recurrence relation as $s_n$ and $t_n$: $u_n = u_{n-1} +2u_{n-2} + 4u_{n-3}$. The question is whether $2^{n+1}\mid u_n$. Since $v_n=u_n/2^{n+1}$ satisfi …
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