
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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Given $f(x) = \log_{2}(2^{x} + a)$, where the domain of $f(x)$ is $(0, +\infty)$.

(1) Find the value of $a$;  
(2) If $g(x) = \log_{2}(2^{x} + 1)$, and the equation $f(x) = m + g(x)$ has a solution in the interval $[1, 2]$, find the range of values for $m$.

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