
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 an ellipse $E$ with its center at the origin and an eccentricity of $\frac{1}{2}$, the right focus of $E$ coincides with the focus of the parabola $C: y^2 = 8x$. If $A$ and $B$ are the two intersection points of $C$'s directrix and $E$, calculate the distance between points $A$ and $B$.

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