
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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Five different digits from the set
\[\{2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8\}\]
are placed in a configuration where three digits are arranged in a vertical column and three in a horizontal row, sharing one square as in the previous problem. The sum of the entries in the vertical column is 17, and the sum in the horizontal row is 14. Calculate the sum of the five digits used.
A) 23
B) 24
C) 25
D) 26
E) 27

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