
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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A servant is sent to a spring with two vessels of 7 pints and 11 pints capacity. She needs to bring back exactly 2 pints of water.

What is the minimum number of operations required in this case? An "operation" is defined as filling a vessel, emptying a vessel, or pouring water from one vessel to another.

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