
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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Nicolas has the same number of tin Indians, Arabs, cowboys, and Eskimos. After a visit from his cousin Sebastian, he was outraged to discover a third of his soldiers were missing. Assume that the number of remaining Eskimos is equal to the number of missing cowboys, and that only two out of every three Indian soldiers remain. How many Arab soldiers did cousin Sebastian take?

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