
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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Petya took half of the candies from the box and put them into two pockets. Deciding that he took too many, Petya removed 6 candies from each pocket and put them back into the box. How many more candies are there in the box now compared to what Petya has in his pockets?

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