<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful assistant. You first think about the reasoning process in the mind and then provide the user with the answer. You should try to truely solve the question by yourself without cheating.  <|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
 For any two positive integers, define the operation $\oplus$ as follows: when $m$ and $n$ are both positive even numbers or both positive odd numbers, $m \oplus n = m + n$; when one of $m$ and $n$ is a positive even number and the other is a positive odd number, $m \oplus n = m \times n$. For example, $4 \oplus 6 = 4 + 6 = 10$, $3 \oplus 7 = 3 + 7 = 10$, $3 \oplus 4 = 3 \times 4 = 12$. Under this definition, the set $M = \{(a, b) \mid a \oplus b = 12, a, b \in \mathbb{N}^+\}$ has ___ elements. Show your work in <think> </think> tags. And return the final answer in <answer> </answer> tags.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Let me solve this step by step.
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For any two positive integers, define the operation $\oplus$ as follows: when $m$ and $n$ are both positive even numbers or both positive odd numbers, $m \oplus n = m + n$; when one of $m$ and $n$ is a positive even number and the other is a positive odd number, $m \oplus n = m \times n$. For example, $4 \oplus 6 = 4 + 6 = 10$, $3 \oplus 7 = 3 + 7 = 10$, $3 \oplus 4 = 3 \times 4 = 12$. Under this definition, the set $M = \{(a, b) \mid a \oplus b = 12, a, b \in \mathbb{N}^+\}$ has ___ elements.
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