
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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Each edge of a rectangular prism is colored either red or black. Every face of the rectangular prism must have at least two black edges. The prism's dimensions are given as 2 units by 2 units by 1 unit. Determine the smallest number of black edges required.
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
E) 10

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