
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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A grocer stacks apples in a pyramid-like stack on a rectangular base of $6$ apples by $9$ apples. Each apple above the first level rests in a pocket formed by four apples below. The stack finishes with a single apple at the very top. How many apples are in the stack?
A) 150
B) 152
C) 155
D) 158
E) 162

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