
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 cube has sides of length $18 \mathrm{~cm}$. A giant ant walks across the cube's surface from point $\mathrm{X}$ to point $\mathrm{Y}$ along a specified route shown in a diagram. How far does the ant walk?
A) $54 \mathrm{~cm}$
B) $72 \mathrm{~cm}$
C) $80 \mathrm{~cm}$
D) $88 \mathrm{~cm}$
E) $90 \mathrm{~cm}$

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