
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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Given lines $l\_1$: $ax + 2y + 1 = 0$ and $l\_2$: $(3 - a)x - y + a = 0$, if $l\_1 \perp l\_2$, find the value(s) of the real number $a$.

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