
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 puppy, two cats, and a bird together weigh 34 pounds. The puppy and the larger cat together weigh exactly three times as much as the bird, and the puppy and the smaller cat together weigh exactly twice as much as the bird. How many pounds does the puppy weigh?

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