The largest circle in the accompanying figure has radius 1. Consider the sequence of circles of maximum area inscribed in semicircles of diminishing size. What is the sum of the areas of all of the circles?

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The largest circle in the accompanying figure has radius 1. Consider
the sequence of circles of maximum area inscribed in semicircles
of diminishing size. What is the sum of the areas of all of
the circles? 

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