
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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A barcode is composed of alternate strips of black and white, where the leftmost and rightmost strips are always black. Each strip (of either color) has a width of 1 or 2. The total width of the barcode is 12. The barcodes are always read from left to right. How many distinct barcodes are possible?

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