
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 rectangle $JKLM$, points $P$ and $Q$ trisect $\overline{JK}$, and points $R$ and $S$ trisect $\overline{LM}$. Furthermore, $JL = JQ = 4$. Determine the area of quadrilateral $WXYZ$ formed by connecting midpoints of segments $JP$, $QR$, $LS$, and $SM$ respectively.

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