
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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Jessica now has three colors available to color a 2 by 2 grid. If non-overlapping regions that share a side cannot be the same color, and each color must be used at least once, how many possible ways are there for Jessica to color the grid?

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