
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 7 different boxes arranged in a row. Four small balls of red, yellow, blue, and white colors are to be placed in these 7 boxes, with a maximum of one ball per box. The number of different ways to arrange the balls such that two empty boxes are adjacent and the red ball is not adjacent to the yellow ball is __.__.__. (Express the answer in numbers)

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