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For which values of the parameter \( a \), the equation

\[ 
\log _{2}\left(2 x^{2}-x-2 a-4 a^{2}\right)+3 \log _{1 / 8}\left(x^{2}-a x-2 a^{2}\right)=0 
\]

has two distinct roots, the sum of whose squares belongs to the interval \( (4, 8) \)?

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