
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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In the sequence 
\[..., p, q, r, s, -2, 5, 3, 8,\]
each term is the sum of the two terms to its left. Find the value of $p$.
A) -27
B) -25
C) -20
D) -15

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