
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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If there are 3 red balls, 5 yellow balls, and 7 blue balls in a wooden box, determine the minimum number of balls you need to pick to ensure that at least two of them are of the same color.

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