
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 dark room, there is a drawer with 24 red socks and 24 blue socks. How many socks should be taken from the drawer to ensure that at least one pair of socks of the same color can be formed? (This task and the next task are about the minimum number of socks.)

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