Here is a block made of sugar cubes with 5 cubes on each edge. What is the fewest number of cubes required to build a hollow block that looks identical to the one shown above? How many cubes thick are the walls of the hollow block? What is the greatest number of cubes that could fit inside the hollow space?
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