
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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Each day, Alex climbs a total of $8$ stairs, where he can take the stairs $1$, $2$, $3$, or $4$ at a time, but cannot make two consecutive moves of the same size, in how many ways can Alex climb the stairs?

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