
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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Sara has seven red cards numbered $1$ through $7$ and six blue cards numbered $4$ through $9$. Each card has a unique number on it. She makes a stack where the colors alternate and the number on each blue card must either divide or be divisible by the number on each nearby red card. What is the sum of the numbers on the middle three cards?
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
E) 13

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