
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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Among the following four expressions, the one with the largest result is indicated by the number. The expressions are:
(1) $992 \times 999 + 999$
(2) $993 \times 998 + 998$
(3) $994 \times 997 + 997$
(4) $995 \times 996 + 996$

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