
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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To paint a cube on all sides requires 60 grams of paint. How much paint will be needed to paint a "snake" formed by 2016 such cubes? The beginning and end of the snake are shown in the illustration, and the remaining cubes are replaced by ellipses.

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