
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 the sequence $\{a_n\}$, $a_n = \sin \frac{2n\pi}{3} + \sqrt{3}\cos \frac{2n\pi}{3}$, and $S_n$ is the sum of the first $n$ terms of the sequence, find the value of $S_{2018}$.

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