
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 box, there were originally 7 balls. A magician took some balls out, turned each one into 7 balls, and put them back into the box. He then took some balls out again, turned each one into 7 balls, and put them back into the box. This process was repeated until, at a certain moment, the magician stopped performing the magic. Calculate the total number of balls in the box at that moment.

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