
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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Marius has eight snow leopards, each of a different height. The two shortest leopards still insist on being at the ends of the row, but now the tallest leopard insists on being in the middle of the row. How many ways can Marius arrange the leopards?

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