
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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A, B, and C are three people passing a ball to each other. The first pass is made by A, who has an equal chance of passing the ball to either of the other two people. After three passes, the probability that the ball is still with A is _______.

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