Solution

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Write . Because , taking the image under the same function composition gives
This uses preservation of set inclusion by every function, so decreasing inverse branches cause no difficulty. Since , cancellation of the first inverse branch gives the equality of images
These compact intervals are itinerary cylinders: their symbols record successive positions under iteration of a map. In particular,
Conversely these three memberships allow successive substitution of the appropriate inverse branches, and therefore characterize exactly.

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