
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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In a scenario where seven lines are drawn in a plane, and exactly two of these lines are parallel while the remaining five have no point of concurrency and no parallel relations with each other, how many distinct regions do these lines separate the plane into?
A) 20
B) 21
C) 22 
D) 23 
E) 25

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