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Consecutive Die Throws

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Let n be a positive integer.
A 6-sided die is thrown n times. Let c be the number of pairs of consecutive throws that give the same value.

For example, if n=7 and the values of the die throws are (1,1,5,6,6,6,3), then the following pairs of consecutive throws give the same value:
(1,1,5,6,6,6,3)
(1,1,5,6,6,6,3)
(1,1,5,6,6,6,3)
Therefore, c=3 for (1,1,5,6,6,6,3).

Define C(n) as the number of outcomes of throwing a 6-sided die n times such that c does not exceed π(n).1
For example, C(3)=216, C(4)=1290, C(11)=361912500 and C(24)=4727547363281250000.

Define S(L) as C(n) for 1nL.
For example, S(50)mod1000000007=832833871.

Find S(50000000)mod1000000007.

1 π denotes the prime-counting function, i.e. π(n) is the number of primes n.

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