A player’s ball lies on the line defining a water hazard. He plays a stroke and the ball ends up in the water hazard. He chooses to proceed under R26-1a. He drops and the ball lands just outside the hazard line and then rolls into the hazard. He lifts and drops again and the ball lands just inside the hazard line and rolls out of the hazard. He again lifts the ball and drops a third time and the ball lands just outside the hazard line and rolls into the hazard. He lifts and drops a fourth time and the ball lands inside the hazard and rolls out. What does the player do next?