CEMC Pascal, 2007

Number theory Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer Canada

Starting with the ``1'' in the centre, the spiral of consecutive integers continues, as shown. What is the sum of the number that appears directly above $2007$ and the number that appears directly below $2007$ ?

(A) $4014$ (B) $4016$ (C) $4018$ (D) $4020$ (E) $4022$

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