
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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Jessica now has a 3 by 3 grid and three colors to choose from. If non-overlapping regions that share a side cannot be the same color, how many possible ways are there for Jessica to color the grid, ensuring that every square directly adjacent (sharing a side) to another square must not have the same color?

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