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Let $a$ and $b$ be positive integers greater than $2$. Prove that there exists a positive integer $k$ and a finite sequence $n_1$, $\cdots$, $n_k$ of positive integers such that $n_1 =a$, $n_k =b$, and $n_i n_{i+1}$ is divisible by $n_{i}+n_{i+1}$ for each $i$ $(1 \le i \le k)$.