
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 $3 \times 3$ grid of paper squares is numbered from 1 to 9. The paper is successively folded three times as follows:
1. Fold the right third over the middle third.
2. Fold the left third over the newly formed stack.
3. Fold the bottom third over the top two-thirds.
Which numbered square is in the middle position of the folded stack after step 3?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 8
D) 9

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