
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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How many distinct sequences of five letters can be made from the letters in the word "CONFIDENCE" if each letter can be used only once, each sequence must begin with 'N' and cannot end with 'E'?

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