
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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Jason has six red cards numbered 1 through 6 and five blue cards numbered from 4 through 8. He aligns the cards such that the colors alternate and every red card divides at least one neighboring blue card even though not every blue card needs to have both neighboring red cards divisible into it. What is the sum of the numbers on the middle three cards?
A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 15
E) 16

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