
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 \( a \) is a real number, and for any \( k \in [-1,1] \), when \( x \in (0,6] \), the following inequality is always satisfied:
\[ 6 \ln x + x^2 - 8 x + a \leq k x. \]

Find the maximum value of \( a \).

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