
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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Jessica has three rows of three $5$-feet by $3$-feet flower beds in her garden. Each flower bed is surrounded by $2$-foot-wide walkways, including between the beds and around the perimeter of all beds. What is the total area of the walkways in square feet?
**A)** 204 sq ft  
**B)** 244 sq ft  
**C)** 256 sq ft  
**D)** 299 sq ft  
**E)** 322 sq ft

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