
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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Consider the functions $p(x) = |x^2 - 4|$ and $q(x) = -|x|$ plotted on a coordinate system where each unit is 1 by 1. Calculate the sum of $q(p(x))$ evaluated at $x = -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3$.

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