
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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Beatrix places dominoes on a \(5 \times 5\) board, either horizontally or vertically, so that each domino covers two small squares. She stops when she cannot place another domino. When Beatrix stops, what is the largest possible number of squares that may still be uncovered?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
E) 8

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