
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 a square $S_1$ with area $36$, each of the sides of $S_1$ is trisected, and a smaller square $S_2$ is constructed using the trisection points closest to the corners as vertices. This process is repeated on $S_2$ to construct an even smaller square $S_3$. Calculate the area of $S_3$.

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