
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 26 bricks, and two brothers are vying to take them. The younger brother arrives first and arranges the bricks. The elder brother arrives and thinks the younger brother has taken too many, so he takes half of the bricks from the younger brother. The younger brother, feeling confident, takes half of the bricks from the elder brother. The elder brother doesn't allow this, so the younger brother has to give 5 bricks to the elder brother. In the end, the elder brother ends up with 2 more bricks than the younger brother. How many bricks did the younger brother originally plan to take?

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