
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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The word "CAFE" is painted in block letters on a $6 \times 18$ rectangular white sign with strokes $1$ unit wide. Given that the "C" covers an area of 11 square units, the "A" covers 10 square units, the "F" covers 12 square units, and the "E" covers the same area as "C", calculate the area of the white portion of the sign.

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