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Integer Half-Life Sum

Calculate the 'half-life sum' of an integer N. This is the sum of N plus the half-life sum of (N // 2), continuing until the value is 0. Input: A single integer N. Output: The total sum. Example: Input: 10 Output: 18 (Explanation: 10 + 5 + 2 + 1 = 18)

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