
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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There are several points placed on a line. Then, a point is placed between every two neighboring points. This process is repeated several times, after which all the marked points are counted. Could the resulting number of points be 1998?

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