
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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Define the operation "□" as: $a□b=a^2+2ab-b^2$. Let the function $f(x)=x□2$, and the equation related to $x$ is $f(x)=\lg|x+2|$ ($x\neq -2$) has exactly four distinct real roots $x_1$, $x_2$, $x_3$, $x_4$. Find the value of $x_1+x_2+x_3+x_4$.

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