
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 insect lives on the surface of a cube with edges of length 2. It wants to travel from the center of the top face of the cube to the center of the bottom face. What is the length of the shortest path it can take on the surface of the cube?

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