
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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Given the function $f(x)$, with $f(x) = x^3 - 1$ for $x < 0$, $f(-x) = f(x)$ for $-1 \leq x \leq 1$, and $f\left(x + \frac{1}{2}\right) = f\left(x - \frac{1}{2}\right)$ for $x > \frac{1}{2}$, find the value of $f(2017)$.

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