
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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Simplify the expression $x^{-2} - x + 1$.
A) $x - 1 + \frac{1}{x^2}$
B) $-\frac{x^2 - x + 1}{x^2}$
C) $1 - x + \frac{1}{x^2}$
D) $\frac{x^3 - x + 1}{x^2}$

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