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Let's look  at other usages of prefer

d)    If you use prefer and rather than in the same sentence, you should use an infinitive before rather than and a bare infinitive,ie the base form of the verb after it

              e.g.          I prefer to stay home rather than go out       not  to go out

c)      If you use just than instead of rather than after prefer, you should use an infinitive both before and after than

e.g.        I prefer to eat home than to eat out