
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 particle is placed on the curve $y = x^3 - 3x^2 - x + 3$ at a point $P$ whose $y$-coordinate is $5$. It is allowed to roll along the curve until it reaches the nearest point $Q$ whose $y$-coordinate is $-2$. Compute the horizontal distance traveled by the particle.
A) $|\sqrt{6} - \sqrt{3}|$
B) $\sqrt{3}$
C) $\sqrt{6}$
D) $|1 - \sqrt{3}|$

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