Solution

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True. If is countable, then each of its members is a subset of this transitive set and is therefore countable.
Conversely, if is reasonable, then itself and every set occurring at every finite membership depth below it are countable. Starting with the countable set , each next level is a countable union of countable sets, hence countable. Their countable union is , so the transitive closure is countable.

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