
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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John had a collection of stickers. He lost one-third of them on his way to a friend's house. Later, he managed to find three-fourths of the stickers he had lost. What fraction of the stickers that he initially had was still missing after John retraced his steps? Express your answer as a common fraction.

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