
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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Xiao Ming is playing a game of throwing stones. He walks 1 meter and throws 2 stones on his first turn, walks 2 meters and throws 4 stones on his second turn, ..., walks n meters and throws 2^n stones on his nth turn. When Xiao Ming has walked a total of 36 meters, the total number of stones he has thrown is ________.

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