
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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In a cube $A B C D-A_{1} B_{1} C_{1} D_{1}$ with a side length of 1, points $E$ and $F$ are located on $A A_{1}$ and $C C_{1}$ respectively, such that $A E = C_{1} F$. Determine the minimum area of the quadrilateral $E B F D_{1}$.

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