
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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Observe the following equations: $2^2=1+3$, $2^3=3+5$, $2^4=7+9$, ..., $3^2=1+3+5$, $3^3=7+9+11$, $3^4=25+27+29$, ..., $4^2=1+3+5+7$, $4^3=13+15+17+19$, $4^4=61+63+65+67$, ... According to this pattern, in the equation written as $p^q$ (where $p$ and $q$ are integers not less than 2), the first term on the right side is ____.

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