
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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Max has a collection of 5 distinct marbles: an Aggie, a Bumblebee, a Steelie, a Tiger, and an Earth. No two of these marbles can be next to each other, since the Earth and the Steelie cannot be next to each other. Calculate the total number of valid configurations Max can create.

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