
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 modified version of SHORT BINGO, a $4\times4$ card is used where each column has a designated number range from which distinct numbers are selected:
- The first column uses numbers from $1-8$,
- The second column uses numbers from $9-16$,
- The third column uses numbers from $17-24$,
- The fourth column uses numbers from $25-32$.

Assuming each column must contain distinct numbers, how many distinct possibilities are there for the values in the first column of this modified SHORT BINGO card?

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