
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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Points $M$ and $N$ are located on side $AC$ of triangle $ABC$, and points $K$ and $L$ are on side $AB$, with $AM : MN : NC = 1 : 3 : 1$ and $AK = KL = LB$. It is known that the area of triangle $ABC$ is 1. Find the area of quadrilateral $KLNM$.

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