
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 sets $M=\{1, 2, a^2 - 3a - 1 \}$ and $N=\{-1, a, 3\}$, and the intersection of $M$ and $N$ is $M \cap N = \{3\}$, find the set of all possible real values for $a$.

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