
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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Jessica now has a 3 by 3 grid and three colors to use. If non-overlapping regions that share a side cannot be the same color, how many possible ways are there for Jessica to color the grid? Assume that she can use each color as many times as she wants, but adjacent cells (sharing a side) should not have the same color.

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