
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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Given \( 1991 = 2^{\alpha_{1}} + 2^{\alpha_{2}} + \cdots + 2^{\alpha_{n}} \), where \( \alpha_{1}, \alpha_{2}, \cdots, \alpha_{n} \) are distinct non-negative integers, find the sum \( \alpha_{1} + \alpha_{2} + \cdots + \alpha_{n} \).

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