
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 wishes to travel on the surface from the midpoint of one edge to the midpoint of the edge directly opposite on the same face. What is the length of the shortest such trip?
A) 1
B) 2
C) $\sqrt{2}$
D) 2$\sqrt{2}$
E) $\frac{3}{2}$

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