
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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Martians love dancing dances that require holding hands. In the dance "Pyramid," no more than 7 Martians can participate, each with no more than three hands. What is the maximum number of hands that can be involved in the dance if each hand of one Martian holds exactly one hand of another Martian?

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