What number comes next???

In the following sequence of numbers, what number is next?

12  31  69  145  297  ???


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The answer is 601. The second number (31) is double the first number plus seven. The third number (69) is double the second number plus seven. Keep going (doubling and adding seven) and you end up with 601.