
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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You have a $8\times 2$ rectangular strip of paper numbered as follows:
```
1  2
3  4
5  6
7  8
9  10
11 12
13 14
15 16
```
While lying on a table, the strip is folded in half four times following these steps:
(1) fold the bottom half over the top half
(2) fold the top half over the bottom half
(3) again fold the bottom half up over the top half
(4) fold the left side over the right side.
Which numbered square is on top after the final fold?
A) 9
B) 10
C) 14
D) 16

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