
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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There are 3 congruent squares arranged in a row. Another square can be added at any of four positions: to the left of the leftmost square, to the right of the rightmost square, above the middle square, or below the middle square. How many of these configurations result in a shape that can be folded into a cylinder formed by connecting the sides of squares along the row to additional squares, assuming all squares are congruent and the cylinder does not have top or bottom faces?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4

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