
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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Twelve chairs are arranged in a row. Sometimes a person sits on one of the free chairs. In such cases, exactly one of their neighbors (if any) stands up and leaves. What is the maximum number of people that can be sitting simultaneously if all the chairs were initially empty?

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