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= Solution

The discrete-time <fundamental theorem of asset pricing> supplies a strictly positive <martingale deflator> $Y$. Since the maturity-$T$ bond pays one unit at $T$, its deflated price is a martingale:
$$
Y_tP_t^T=\mathbb E(Y_T\mid\mathcal F_t).
$$
Division by $Y_t>0$ gives the formula.

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