
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

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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The Taixing Traffic Police Brigade's patrol car traveled along a north-south highway. One morning, it departed from point $A$ and arrived at point $B$ in the evening. Assuming the north direction is positive, the driving record for the day (unit: kilometers) is as follows: $+18$, $-9$, $+7$, $-13$, $-6$, $+13$, $-6$, $-8$. The questions are:  
$(1)$ In which direction is point $B$ from point $A$, and how many kilometers apart are they?  
$(2)$ If the patrol car consumes $0.1$ liters of fuel per kilometer, how much fuel is consumed during the entire patrol?

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