
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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Use small cubes with an edge length of $m$ to assemble a large cube with an edge length of $12$. Now, paint the surface (6 faces) of the large cube red. If the number of small cubes with only one face painted red is equal to the number of small cubes with two faces painted red, then $m = \_\_\_\_\_\_$.

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