You have a bag with many [3x3 Rubik's cubes][1] . After solving all but one of them, you decide to play a new game.

You take the unsolved cube, and start placing solved ones around it.

The question: **What is the maximum number of solved cubes that can touch the unsolved cube along its sides(fully or partially) ?**

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Notes: 

> - You can not remove any edge or corner piece!
> - All cubes are of same dimensions.
> - The solved cubes should touch the face of unsolved cube, so touching edges or at corner points do not count.

  

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik%27s_Cube
  [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/prHc8.jpg