
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 group of hikers are arranging themselves for a team photo. When they try to line up in rows of 6, there is one hiker left over. When they line up in rows of 8, there are two hikers left over, and when they form rows of 9, there are four hikers left over. What is the smallest number of hikers in the group?

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