
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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Snow White entered a room with a round table surrounded by 30 chairs. Some of the chairs were occupied by dwarfs. It turned out that Snow White couldn't sit in a way such that no one was sitting next to her. What is the minimum number of dwarfs that could have been at the table? Explain how the dwarfs must have been seated.

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