
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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Samantha lives 3 blocks west and 3 blocks south of the southwest corner of City Park. Her school is 3 blocks east and 3 blocks north of the northeast corner of City Park. On school days, she bikes on streets to the southwest corner of City Park, then can choose between 2 different diagonal paths through the park to the northeast corner, and then bikes on streets to school. If her route is as short as possible, calculate the number of different routes she can take.

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