
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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An electronic flea lands on a point $k$ on the number line. In the first step, it jumps 1 unit to the left to $k_1$, in the second step it jumps 2 units to the right to $k_2$, in the third step it jumps 3 units to the left to $k_3$, in the fourth step it jumps 4 units to the right to $k_4$, and so on. Following this pattern, after 100 steps, the electronic flea lands on the point $k_{100}$ on the number line, which is exactly 19.94. Find the initial position $k$ of the electronic flea on the number line.

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