
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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Once in winter, 43 children were throwing snowballs. Each of them threw exactly one snowball at someone else. It is known that:

- The first child threw a snowball at the one who threw a snowball at the second child,
- The second child threw a snowball at the one who threw a snowball at the third child,
- The forty-third child threw a snowball at the one who threw a snowball at the first child.

What is the number of the person who threw a snowball at the third child?

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