
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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Let \( P(X) \) be a monic polynomial of degree 2017 such that \( P(1) = 1 \), \( P(2) = 2 \), ..., \( P(2017) = 2017 \). What is the value of \( P(2018) \)?

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