
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 telephone number is represented in the form $\text{ABC-DEF-GHIJ}$ where each segment has digits in decreasing order. The conditions are updated such that $D,E,F$ remain consecutive even digits, $G,H,I,J$ are now odd digits differing by 2 (e.g., $9,7,5,3$). Moreover, $A + B + C = 16$. Determine the highest possible value for $A$.
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 6
E) 5

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