
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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Inside a cylinder with a base radius of 6, there are two spheres each with a radius of 6 and with their centers 13 units apart. If a plane \(\alpha\) is tangent to both spheres and intersects the cylindrical surface forming an ellipse, what is the length of the major axis of this ellipse?

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