
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]


system
Dots are spaced one unit apart, both horizontally and vertically, on a grid. Determine the number of square units enclosed by the following polygon:
[asy]
size(1inch,1inch);
pair a=(0,0), b=(12,0), c=(24,0), d=(36, 0);
pair e=(0,12), f=(12,12), g=(24,12), h=(36,12);
pair i=(0,24), j=(12,24), k=(24,24), l=(36,24);
pair m=(0,36), n=(12,36), o=(24,36), p=(36,36);
dot(a); dot(b); dot(c); dot(d);
dot(e); dot(f); dot(g); dot(h);
dot(i); dot(j); dot(k); dot(l);
dot(m); dot(n); dot(o); dot(p);
draw(a--b--g--c--d--h--l--o--n--m--i--e--a);
[/asy]

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