
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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Let $a, b, c$ be the roots of the polynomial $x^3 - 12x^2 + 14x - 1 = 0$. Define $s = \sqrt{a} + \sqrt{b} + \sqrt{c}$. Find the value of $s^4 - 24s^2 - 8s$.

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