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Simulate a simple instruction sequence starting from index zero.
Track executed instruction indices to identify when execution revisits a previous step.
Return the index of the first repeated instruction, or -1 if the program terminates normally.
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Program simulation and state management
Cycle detection in deterministic sequences
Efficient lookup structures for visited states
Control flow manipulation via program counter
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