
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 well-known puzzle involves cutting a piece of plywood with a picture drawn on it into small pieces and then offering to reassemble the original picture from these mixed pieces. Suppose the picture is cut into \( n \) small pieces. We call a "move" the action of connecting two pieces together, regardless of whether each piece consists of one or several previously connected small pieces. How should one act to assemble the picture in the minimum number of moves?

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