
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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Tim, as part of a week-long prank, plans to steal Nathan's fork at dinner without getting caught. He decides to involve different people each day. On Monday, two friends, Joe and Karen, could be convinced to do it. On Tuesday, Tim can convince either Ambie, John, or Lara. Wednesday turns out to be a tricky day where no one is willing to help Tim. On Thursday, six new people are potentially willing to partake in the prank. Finally, on Friday, Tim decides to act alone. How many different combinations of people could Tim involve throughout the week?

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