
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 that the sequence $\{a\_n\}$ is an arithmetic progression, and the sequence $\{b\_n\}$ satisfies $b\_n=a\_n a_{n+1} \cdot a_{n+2} (n \in \mathbb{N}^*)$, let $S\_n$ be the sum of the first $n$ terms of $\{b\_n\}$. If $a_{12}=\frac{3}{8} a_{5} > 0$, find the value of $n$ when $S\_n$ reaches its maximum.

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