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+// program to count down numbers to 1
+function countDown(number) {
+
+    // display the number
+    console.log(number);
+
+    // decrease the number value
+    const newNumber = number - 1;
+
+    // base case
+    if (newNumber > 0) {
+        countDown(newNumber);
+    }
+}
+
+countDown(4);
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