
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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In a tetrahedron \(ABCD\), \(AD = \sqrt{2}\) and all other edge lengths are 1. Find the shortest path distance from the midpoint \(M\) of edge \(AB\) to the midpoint \(N\) of edge \(CD\) along the surface of the tetrahedron.

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