
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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In a mystical pond, there are two species of mystical creatures: unicorns, whose statements are always true, and minks, whose statements are always false. Five creatures, Susan, Tim, Henry, Bob, and Alice live in this pond and they make the following statements:
Susan: "Alice and I are different species."
Tim: "Henry is a mink."
Henry: "Tim is a mink."
Bob: "Of the five of us, at least three are unicorns."
Alice: "Susan and Bob are the same species."

How many of these creatures are minks?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4

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