
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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Eight students, including Abby and Bridget, are to be seated randomly in two rows of four for a group photo as shown:
\begin{eqnarray*} 
\text{X}&\quad\text{X}\quad&\text{X}\quad&\text{X} \\
\text{X}&\quad\text{X}\quad&\text{X}\quad&\text{X}
\end{eqnarray*}
What is the probability that Abby and Bridget are seated adjacent to each other either in the same row or the same column?
A) $\frac{1}{7}$
B) $\frac{2}{9}$
C) $\frac{3}{14}$
D) $\frac{4}{15}$
E) $\frac{5}{14}$

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