
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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There are 20 chocolate candies on the table. Masha and the Bear are playing a game with the following rules. The players take turns, and on each turn, one or more candies can be taken from the table and eaten. Masha goes first, but on this turn, she cannot take all the candies. In all subsequent turns, players are not allowed to take more candies than anyone has already taken in a single turn. The player who takes the last candy wins and gets an entire cake! Which player can ensure a win?

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