public static long cycleLength(long t){
    long sum = 0;
    long len = 3;
    while(true){
        sum = sum +len;
        if(sum >= t) return len;
        len = len * 2;
        }      
    }
    
  public static long strangeCounter(long t) {
    return 2 * cycleLength(t) - t - 2;
    }