
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 high school basketball team coach often organizes dribbling and layup training in groups of three, requiring each player to pass the ball to another teammate after receiving it. How many ways can the player who makes the first pass receive the ball for the fifth time just in time to make a layup?

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