
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 new type of building block cube has snaps on two opposing sides, with receptacle holes on the remaining four sides. What is the smallest number of these cubes that can be snapped together so that only receptacle holes are showing?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
E) 8

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