
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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Evaluate the expression $\frac{1}{8}b^0 + \left(\frac{1}{8b}\right)^0 - \left(128^{-\frac{1}{3}}\right) - (-16)^{-\frac{2}{3}}$.
A) $1.125$
B) $1.203$
C) $1.250$
D) $1.333$

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