function log_factorial(n)
assert(n >= 0, "Invalid input")
if n > 254 then
x = n + 1
return (x - 0.5)*math.log(x) - x + 0.5*math.log(2*math.pi) + 1.0/(12.0*x)
else
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}
return lf[1+n]
end
end