
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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Given that $-1 < a < 0$, determine the relationship among $-a$, $-a^{3}$, and $a^{2}$.

A) $a^{2} > -a^{3} > -a$
B) $-a > a^{2} > -a^{3}$
C) $-a^{3} > -a > a^{2}$
D) $a^{2} > -a > -a^{3}$

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