
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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Walking down Swanson Avenue, Maria passed four houses in a row, each painted a different color. She passed the green house before the blue house, and she passed the red house before the pink house. Additionally, the green house was not next to the pink house. How many orderings of the colored houses are possible?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

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