
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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The surface areas of three cubes, whose sides are 3, 5, and 8 respectively, are combined together. Find the surface area of the solid formed by combining these cubes in the way that results in the smallest surface area.

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