
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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A rectangular photograph measures $12$ inches in height and $16$ inches in width. It is placed in a frame with a $3$ inches wide border on all sides. Additionally, there is an inner decorative lining of $1$ inch width between the photograph and the frame. What is the area of the border, including the decorative lining, in square inches?

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