
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]

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# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Given the function $f(x) = ax + \ln x$, where $a$ is a constant, and $e$ is the base of the natural logarithm.
(1) When $a=-1$, find the maximum value of $f(x)$.
(2) Let $g(x) = xf(x)$, $h(x) = 2ax^2 - (2a-1)x + a - 1$. If for all $x \geq 1$, $g(x) \leq h(x)$ always holds, find the range of the real number $a$.

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