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Algebra Level 5

$\large {{ x }^{ 5 }-7{ x }^{ 4 }-1=0}$

If $r_{1}, r_{2}, r_{3}, r_{4}, r_{5}$ are the roots of the equation above, find the value of expression below.

$\large{\frac { 1 }{ { r }_{ 1 }^{ 20 } } +\frac { 1 }{ { r }_{ 2 }^{ 20 } } +\frac { 1 }{ { r }_{ 3 }^{ 20 } } +\frac { 1 }{ { r }_{ 4 }^{ 20 } } +\frac { 1 }{ { r }_{ 5 }^{ 20 } } }$

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