
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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The diagram shows a polygon made by removing six  $2\times 2$  squares from the sides of an  $8\times 12$  rectangle. Find the perimeter of this polygon.
![Image](https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/6/3/c23510c821c159d31aff0e6688edebc81e2737.png)

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