
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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Dots are spaced one unit apart, horizontally and vertically. Consider a polygon formed by joining the dots at coordinates (0,0), (3,0), (6,0), (6,3), (9,3), (9,6), (6,6), (6,9), (3,9), (3,6), (0,6), (0,3), and back to (0,0). What is the number of square units enclosed by this polygon?

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