
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 initial stage of a new pattern consists of 5 toothpicks arranged in a certain shape. If the pattern continues such that at each successive stage, 4 toothpicks are added to the previous arrangement, how many toothpicks are needed to complete the arrangement for the 300th stage?

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