
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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Isabella plans to build a rectangular fort using one-foot cubical blocks that measures $14$ feet in length, $12$ feet in width, and $6$ feet in height. Just like before, the floor and all four outer walls are one foot thick. Additionally, she wants an internal partition wall that runs the entire width of the fort at the halfway point of the length, and is also one foot thick. How many blocks does the fort contain?
A) 400
B) 458
C) 508
D) 550
E) 600

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