You are to generate a
9-digit number, using the numbers from 1 to 9 once. The conditions are:
-The sum of each consecutive triplet (three consecutive digits) must be smaller than 17.
-Two odd or two even numbers may not be next to each other.
Given these conditions, what is the smallest possible positive number that can be generated?
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