
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 a variation of the game Mindmaster, secret codes are created by placing pegs of any of eight different colors into four slots. Colors may be repeated, any slot may remain empty, and no code can be entirely empty. How many secret codes are possible?

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