
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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There are four people, A, B, C, and D, who need to cross a simple wooden bridge. The time it takes for each of them to cross the bridge is 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 6 minutes, and 8 minutes, respectively. Due to the quality of the wooden bridge, no more than two people can be on the bridge at the same time. Please devise a plan that allows these four people to cross the bridge in the shortest possible time, detailing the steps and calculating the required time.

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