
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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Eight distinct pieces of candy are to be distributed among four bags: red, blue, white, and yellow. The red and blue bags must each receive at least two pieces of candy each; the white and yellow bags may remain empty. How many arrangements are possible?
A) 1024
B) 1536
C) 2048
D) 3072
E) 4096

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