
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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Squares $JKLM$ and $NOPQ$ are congruent. The side length of square $JKLM$ is $8$. Point $P$ is located at the center of square $JKLM$. Find the area of the region covered by these two squares on a plane.
A) 108
B) 112
C) 116
D) 120
E) 124

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