
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 artist has 17 cubes, each with an edge of 1 meter. She arranges them to form a sculpture with three layers: the top layer has 1 cube, the middle layer has 5 cubes arranged in a cross shape, and the bottom layer forms a square with 11 cubes. She then paints all the exposed surfaces of the cubes. How many square meters does she paint?
A) 27 
B) 33 
C) 37 
D) 41 
E) 45

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