
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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On the display of a certain instrument, each indicator light can show different signals by displaying either red or blue light. It is known that there are 8 indicator lights in a row. If 4 of them are displayed at a time, and exactly 3 of them are adjacent, calculate the total number of different signals that can be displayed.

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