
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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I want to choose a license plate that is 4 characters long, where the first and last two characters are letters, and the middle two characters are digits. Furthermore, I want there to be at least one pair of adjacent characters that are the same. How many ways are there for me to choose a license plate with these restrictions?

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