
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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Given the function $f(x) = x^{3} - 3ax - 1$, where $a \neq 0$.

(1) Find the intervals of monotonicity for $f(x)$;

(2) If $f(x)$ has an extremum at $x = -1$, and the line $y = m$ intersects the graph of $y = f(x)$ at three distinct points, find the range of values for $m$.

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