A block is placed on a board, as shown with the face ‘X’ at the bottom. It is rolled over an edge without slipping onto the face Y, then onto the face Z, then onto X,Y,Z again in that order. How many different squares on the board has the block occupied altogether, including the starting and ending positions?
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