
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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Twelve unit cubes are glued together in a specific formation to form a larger solid. The solid is 4 unit cubes long, 3 unit cubes wide, and 1 unit cube high, with two additional cubes stacked on top at opposite ends. Calculate the total surface area of this new configuration.

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