
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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Let \( S_{n} \) be the sum of the first \( n \) terms of an arithmetic sequence \( \{a_{n}\} \). Given \( S_{6}=36 \) and \( S_{n}=324 \). If \( S_{n-6} = 144 \) for \( n > 6 \), then \( n \) equals \(\qquad\).

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