
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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For reals  $x_1, x_2, x_3, \dots, x_{333} \in [-1, \infty)$ , let  $S_k = \displaystyle \sum_{i = 1}^{333} x_i^k$  for each  $k$ . If  $S_2 = 777$ , compute the least possible value of  $S_3$ .

*Proposed by Evan Chen*

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