
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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Thirteen girls are standing around a circle. A ball is thrown clockwise around the circle. The first girl, Bella, starts with the ball, skips the next five girls, and throws to the seventh girl, who then continues to skip five girls and proceeds with the throw. If this pattern continues, including Bella's initial throw, what is the total number of throws necessary for the ball to return to Bella?

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