
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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Given a grid of $2 \times 3$ where you need to place digits $1$, $2$, $3$, and $4$ in such a way that each cell has at most one digit (you only have one of each digit, so two boxes will remain blank), how many distinct ways can you arrange the digits?

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