
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 different ways can you read the word MADAM on our diagram? You can move in any direction you please – up and down, forward and backward along any of the open paths. However, each subsequent letter must be next to the previous one. Jumping over letters is not allowed.

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