
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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(12 points) Let set $A = \{x | -2 - a < x < a, a > 0\}$, proposition $p$: $1 \in A$, proposition $q$: $2 \in A$. If $p \vee q$ is true and $p \wedge q$ is false, find the range of values for $a$.

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