There are one white and one black ball in the box. She takes out one ball at a time. If the cue ball is drawn, it is returned to the box and 2 more cue balls are added. If the black ball is drawn, the draw is aborted. Determine the probability that in the first 50 draws a black ball is not drawn.

There are one white and one black ball in the box. She takes out one ball at a time. If the cue ball is drawn, it is returned to the box and 2 more cue balls are added. If the black ball is drawn, the draw is aborted. Determine the probability that in the first 50 draws a black ball is not drawn.

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