
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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The diagram shows a karting track circuit. The start and finish are at point $A$, and the kart driver can return to point $A$ and continue on the circuit as many times as desired.

The time taken to travel from $A$ to $B$ or from $B$ to $A$ is one minute. The time taken to travel around the loop is also one minute. The direction of travel on the loop is counterclockwise (as indicated by the arrows). The kart driver does not turn back halfway or stop. The duration of the race is 10 minutes. Find the number of possible distinct routes (sequences of section traversals).

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