
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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Calculate the number of increasing sequences of positive integers $a_1 \le a_2 \le a_3 \le \cdots \le a_5 \le 1007$ such that $a_i - i$ is a multiple of 3 for $1 \le i \le 5$. Determine the number this can be expressed as ${m \choose n}$ for some integers $m > n$, and compute the remainder when $m$ is divided by 500.

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