
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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18 balls numbered 1 through 18 are placed in a bin. In how many ways can 4 balls be drawn, in order, from the bin, if the first ball drawn is returned to the bin afterward, and each of the following balls remains outside the bin after it is drawn?

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