
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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A squirrel sat on a pine tree, on the middle branch. Then it jumped up five branches, then came down seven branches. Next, the squirrel jumped up another four branches, and then another nine branches to reach the top.

How many branches does the pine tree have?

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