
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 paperboy now delivers newspapers to 12 houses along Main Street. He ensures to avoid being fired by never missing four consecutive houses. Compute the number of ways the paperboy could deliver papers in this manner.

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