
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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On a $6$ by $18$ rectangular white board, write the word "POST" in block letters, where each stroke is $1$ unit wide. The letter "P" consists of a vertical bar $6$ units tall and a top horizontal bar $4$ units long; the letter "O" is completely filled and is $5$ units in diameter; "S" has three horizontal bars each $3$ units long and two tiny vertical bars $1$ unit long; "T" has a top horizontal bar covering the width of the board and a vertical bar $6$ units tall placed in the center. Calculate the area of the white portion of the board not covered by the letters.
A) 40
B) 42
C) 43.365
D) 44
E) 46

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