
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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Samantha lives 3 blocks north and 3 blocks west of the western entrance of the City Library, and her school is 3 blocks east and 3 blocks south of the eastern entrance of the City Library. If she wants her route to be as short as possible while still using the shortcuts, how many different routes can she take?

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