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= Solution
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The process $Y_n=X_n-Z_n$ is adapted and integrable. Since $Z_{n+1}=Z_n+G_{n+1}$ is already $\mathcal F_n$-measurable,
$$
\begin{aligned}
\mathbb E(Y_{n+1}\mid\mathcal F_n)
&=\mathbb E(X_{n+1}\mid\mathcal F_n)-Z_n-G_{n+1}\\
&=X_n+G_{n+1}-Z_n-G_{n+1}=Y_n.
\end{aligned}
$$
Therefore \b[$Y$ is a martingale], and $X=Y+Z$ is the <Doob decomposition in discrete time>. Its normalization is $Z_0=0$, so the initial value is included in $Y_0=X_0$.

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