
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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Jo and Blair take turns counting from $1$, where each time, they multiply the last number said by the other person by $2$. Jo starts by saying $1$, so, Blair follows by saying $2 \times 1 = 2$. Jo then says $2 \times 2 = 4$, and so on. What is the $10^{\text{th}}$ number said?
A) 256
B) 512
C) 1024
D) 2048

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