
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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Toothpicks are used to make a grid that is $70$ toothpicks long and $40$ toothpicks wide. However, a section in the center of the grid measuring $10$ toothpicks long by $5$ toothpicks wide has no toothpicks. How many toothpicks are used altogether?
A) 5525
B) 5575
C) 5595
D) 5605
E) 5615

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