
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Let \( a_1 = 1 \), \( a_2 = 2a_1 \), \( a_3 = 3a_2 \), \( a_4 = 4a_3 \), ..., \( a_9 = 9a_8 \). Find the last two digits of \( a_9 \).

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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