
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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In the diagram, all of the triangles are similar to isosceles triangle $ABC$, where $AB = AC$. Each of the $6$ smallest triangles has an area of $2$, and $\triangle ABC$ has an area of $72$. What is the area of trapezoid $DBCE$?
A) 58
B) 62
C) 66
D) 68
E) 70

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