
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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From village \( A \) to village \( B \), the indigenous people take 3 times longer to travel by canoe than from village \( B \) to village \( A \). How many times longer than usual would it take for the indigenous people to travel from \( B \) to \( A \) by canoe without paddles?

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