A monk has a really particular ritual for climbing up the steps to the temple. First he climbs as much as the center step and meditates for 1 minute. Then he climbs up 8 steps and faces east till he hears a fowl singing. Then he walks down 12 steps and picks up a pebble. He takes one step up and tosses the pebble over his left shoulder. Now, he walks up the remaining steps three at a time which solely takes him 9 paces. How many steps are there?

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