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= Solution

The residue $3$ is a <primitive root> modulo $17$. Choose
$$
g\equiv1\pmod8,\qquad g\equiv3\pmod{17}.
$$
Writing $g=1+8k$ gives $k\equiv13\pmod{17}$, so one may take
$$
\boxed{g=105.}
$$
Its Chinese-remainder components have orders $1$ and $16$, hence its order modulo $136$ is $16$.

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