
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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In three boxes, there are candies. In the first box, there are 8 candies less than in the other two boxes combined, and in the second box, there are 12 candies less than in the first and third boxes combined. How many candies are in the third box?

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