
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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On  $5\times 5$  squares, we cover the area with several S-Tetrominos (=Z-Tetrominos) along the square so that in every square, there are two or fewer tiles covering that (tiles can be overlap). Find the maximum possible number of squares covered by at least one tile.

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