
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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There are two rows of seats, with 9 seats in the front row and 8 seats in the back row. Now, two people, A and B, are to be seated with the rule that they cannot sit in the middle three seats of the front row, and these two people cannot sit next to each other. How many different seating arrangements are there for these two people? (Answer with a number)

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