
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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Given an arithmetic sequence $\{a\_n\}$, where $a\_n \in \mathbb{N}^*$, and $S\_n = \frac{1}{8}(a\_n + 2)^2$. If $b\_n = \frac{1}{2}a\_n - 30$, find the minimum value of the sum of the first $\_\_\_\_\_\_$ terms of the sequence $\{b\_n\}$.

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