
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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Place four balls numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 into three different boxes, with at least one ball in each box. How many different arrangements are there where exactly one box contains two consecutive numbered balls?

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