
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 paperboy has a route of 12 houses. He starts his delivery with the first house always receiving newspapers. To save effort, he may not deliver to every subsequent house, but to avoid potential issues, he never misses delivering to three consecutive houses. Calculate the number of ways he can complete his deliveries under these conditions.

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