
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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Seven of the 37 hexagonal cells each have 3, 4, or 6 neighbors. Chips are placed in some of these cells. Afterward, a number is written in each empty cell that neighbors at least two cells containing chips, representing the count of those neighboring chips. Then the chips are removed, leaving only the numbers on the diagram. How many chips were there originally?

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