
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 seagull is being fed from a moving boat. A piece of bread is thrown down, the seagull picks it up from the surface of the sea in 3 seconds, and then catches up with the boat in 12 seconds. Upon entering a bay, the boat's speed is halved. How much time will it now take for the seagull to catch up with the boat, after it picks up the piece of bread?

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