
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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Xiao Ming arranges chess pieces in a two-layer hollow square array (the diagram shows the top left part of the array). After arranging the inner layer, 60 chess pieces are left. After arranging the outer layer, 32 chess pieces are left. How many chess pieces does Xiao Ming have in total?

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