
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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A conference hall is setting up chairs in rows for a workshop. Each row can accommodate $13$ chairs, and there are currently $169$ chairs arranged in the hall. The event organizers expect $95$ attendees and want to remove some chairs to minimize empty seats. However, due to space constraints, they can only remove up to $26$ chairs. How many chairs should they remove to have as few empty seats as possible while maintaining complete rows?

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