
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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A wooden cube has edges of length 4 meters. Square holes, of side 2 meters, centered in each face are cut through to the opposite face. The entire surface area including the inside, in square meters, is what?
A) 144 sq meters
B) 156 sq meters
C) 168 sq meters
D) 180 sq meters
E) 196 sq meters

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