
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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From a 12 × 12 grid, a 4 × 4 square has been cut out, located at the intersection of horizontals from the fourth to the seventh and the same verticals. What is the maximum number of rooks that can be placed on this board such that no two rooks attack each other, given that rooks do not attack across the cut-out cells?

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