
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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The hares are cutting the log again, but now both ends of the log are fixed. Ten middle logs fell, and the two end ones remained fixed. How many cuts did the hares make?

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