
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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In a plane, there is a point set M and seven distinct circles \( C_{1}, C_{2}, \ldots, C_{7} \). Circle \( C_{7} \) passes through exactly 7 points in \( M \), circle \( C_{6} \) passes through exactly 6 points in \( M \), and so on, until circle \( C_{1} \) passes through exactly 1 point in \( M \). Calculate the minimum number of points in \( M \).

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