
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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What is the smallest sum of two 3-digit numbers that can be obtained by placing six distinct digits from the set {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8} in one of the six boxes in this addition problem, ensuring that one of the resulting numbers is odd and the other is even?
A) 1237
B) 1247
C) 1257
D) 1267

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