
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 $a_5 + a_7 = 26$. The sum of the first $n$ terms of $\{a_n\}$ is denoted as $S_n$.  
Let $b_n = \frac{1}{a_n^2 - 1}$ (where $n \in \mathbb{N}^*$). Find the sum of the first $n$ terms of $\{b_n\}$, denoted as $T_n$.

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