
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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Mikulás wants to travel as far as possible the next day to deliver gifts to children. It starts snowing at midnight and the snowfall will continue without interruption for 24 hours. During the first 16 hours of snowfall, the sled's speed increases steadily. At the beginning of the snowfall, the sled cannot be moved, but by the end of the 16th hour, it can travel very fast. However, after the 16th hour, the increasing snow thickness starts to slow down the sled steadily over the next 8 hours until its speed reaches zero. Mikulás does not want to fatigue the reindeer pulling the sled for more than 8 hours. When should Mikulás set off if he wants to cover the maximum distance?

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