
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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A ship travels downstream from port $A$ to port $B$ along the river, taking $3$ hours less than the return trip from port $B$ to port $A$. If the speed of the ship is $26$ kilometers per hour and the speed of the water is $2$ kilometers per hour, then the distance between port $A$ and port $B$ is ______ kilometers.

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