
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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A factory is assigning 4 newly recruited employees to three different workshops. Each workshop must be assigned at least one employee, and the employees labeled A and B must be assigned to the same workshop. The total number of different assignment methods is _________ (answer in numerical form).

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