
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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Jason needs to reset the five-digit combination of his safe, now using digits 1 through 6 (possibly repeated). He remembers that every even digit was followed by an odd digit, and every odd digit was followed by an even digit. How many possible combinations could Jason's new safe combination be if it starts with an even digit?

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