
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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Define a positive integer as exemplary if it meets one of the following conditions:
   - It is a one-digit number.
   - Its digits, when read left to right, form a strictly increasing sequence.
   - Its digits form a strictly decreasing sequence.
   - Its digits form an alternating sequence between increasing and decreasing with each digit (e.g., 2143 or 3214 but not 2134)
Calculate the total number of exemplary positive integers.
A) 1524
B) 1505
C) 1533
D) 1536
E) 2048

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