
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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An artist creates a new sculpture using 20 cubes, each with an edge of 1 meter, arranged in a pattern with four layers. The bottom layer has 9 cubes in a 3x3 grid, the second layer has 6 cubes in a 2x3 rectangle, the third layer has 4 cubes arranged in a 2x2 square, and the topmost layer has a single cube. Determine the total surface area that is painted.

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