
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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The first operation divides the bottom-left square of diagram $\mathrm{a}$ into four smaller squares, as shown in diagram b. The second operation further divides the bottom-left smaller square of diagram b into four even smaller squares, as shown in diagram c; continuing this process, after the sixth operation, the resulting diagram will contain how many squares in total?

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