
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 grocery store manager decides to design a more compact pyramid-like stack of apples with a rectangular base of 4 apples by 6 apples. Each apple above the first level still rests in a pocket formed by four apples below, and the stack is completed with a double row of apples on top. Determine the total number of apples in the stack.

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