
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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Given that Jo climbs a flight of 8 stairs, and Jo can take the stairs 1, 2, 3, or 4 at a time, or a combination of these steps that does not exceed 4 with a friend, determine the number of ways Jo and the friend can climb the stairs together, including instances where either Jo or the friend climbs alone or together.

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