Find the Sequence of Pseudorandom Numbers Generated by the Power $$x _ { n + 1 } = x _ { n } ^ { 2 } \bmod 17$$

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Find the sequence of pseudorandom numbers generated by the power generator $$x _ { n + 1 } = x _ { n } ^ { 2 } \bmod 17$$ and seed $$x _ { 0 } = 5$$

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