
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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Under one of the cells on an $8 \times 8$ board, there is a hidden treasure. Under each of the other cells, there is a plaque that indicates the minimum number of steps needed to reach the treasure from that cell (one step allows moving to an adjacent cell by its side). What is the minimum number of cells that need to be dug up to certainly find the treasure?

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