
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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Given the sequence $\left\{a_{n}\right\}$ defined by $a_{0} = \frac{1}{2}$ and $a_{n+1} = a_{n} + \frac{a_{n}^{2}}{2023}$ for $n=0,1,2,\ldots$, find the integer $k$ such that $a_{k} < 1 < a_{k+1}$.

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