
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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Suppose we have a grid where each block is 1 unit by 1 unit. We need to walk from point $C$ to point $D$ on this grid, where point $D$ is 6 units to the right and 2 units up from point $C$. How many different paths can we take if we must stay on the grid and our path consists of exactly 8 steps?

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