
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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Let  $n\geq2$  be a positive integer. Determine all possible values of the sum
\[ S=\left\lfloor x_{2}-x_{1}\right\rfloor +\left\lfloor x_{3}-x_{2}\right\rfloor+...+\left\lfloor x_{n}-x_{n-1}\right\rfloor \]
 where  $x_i\in \mathbb{R}$  satisfying  $\lfloor{x_i}\rfloor=i$  for  $i=1,2,\ldots n$ .

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