
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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Given that the set of real numbers is denoted as $R$, and the sets $M$ and $N$ are defined as $M = \{x \mid x < 3\}$ and $N = \{x \mid x < 1\}$, find $M \cap C_R N$ (where $C_R N$ denotes the complement of $N$ in $R$).

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