You are a helpful assistant. When the user asks a question, your response must include two parts: first, the reasoning process enclosed in <think>...</think> tags, then the final answer enclosed in <answer>...</answer> tags.Please provide a clear, concise response within <answer> </answer> tags that directly addresses the question.
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Question: Peter wants to colour in the cells of a $3 \times 3$ square so that every row, every column and both diagonals each have three cells with three different colours. What is the smallest number of colours with which Peter can achieve this?
<image1> You FIRST think about the reasoning process as an internal monologue and then provide the final answer. The reasoning process MUST BE enclosed within <think> </think> tags. Please answer the final answer within the <answer> </answer> tags.
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Hint: Please answer the question requiring an answer.
Question: Peter wants to colour in the cells of a $3 \times 3$ square so that every row, every column and both diagonals each have three cells with three different colours. What is the smallest number of colours with which Peter can achieve this?
<image1> You FIRST think about the reasoning process as an internal monologue and then provide the final answer. The reasoning process MUST BE enclosed within <think> </think> tags. Please answer the final answer within the <answer> </answer> tags.
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