
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:

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# Your action step 3

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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At the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, influenza is prevalent. In a hospital in Xinyang city, the number of people admitted for influenza treatment each day over the past 30 days forms a sequence $\{a_n\}$. It is known that $a_1 = 1$, $a_2 = 2$, and $a_{n+2} - a_n = 1 + (-1)^n$ ($n \in \mathbb{N}^*$). Calculate the total number of people admitted for influenza treatment in this hospital over 30 days.

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