
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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Let $p(x)$ be a monic polynomial of degree 7 such that $p(0) = 0,$ $p(1) = 1,$ $p(2) = 2,$ $p(3) = 3,$ $p(4) = 4,$ $p(5) = 5,$ $p(6) = 6,$ and $p(7) = 7$. Find $p(8)$.

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