
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 $\triangle ABC$, where the sides opposite angles $A$, $B$, and $C$ are $a$, $b$, and $c$ respectively, and it is known that $a\sin A - c\sin C = (a-b)\sin B$.

$(1)$ Find $\angle C$;

$(2)$ If $c = \sqrt{6}$, find the maximum value of the area $S$ of $\triangle ABC$.

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