
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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 $2016$  bugs are sitting in different places of  $1$ -meter stick. Each bug runs in one or another direction with constant and equal speed. If two bugs face each other, then both of them change direction but not speed. If bug reaches one of the ends of the stick, then it flies away. What is the greatest number of contacts, which can be reached by bugs?

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