
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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Eight balls are arranged around a circle. Chris randomly selects any two balls (not necessarily adjacent) and swaps their positions. Then Silva, following a similar procedure, but ensuring her chosen balls are adjacent, swaps their positions. What is the expected number of balls that occupy their original positions after these two operations?
A) 0.4  
B) 1.2  
C) 2.0  
D) 2.8  
E) 3.6

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