
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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Chris's pet tiger travels by jumping north and east. Chris wants to ride his tiger from Fine Hall to McCosh, which is  $3$  jumps east and  $10$  jumps north. However, Chris wants to avoid the horde of PUMaC competitors eating lunch at Frist, located  $2$  jumps east and  $4$  jumps north of Fine Hall. How many ways can he get to McCosh without going through Frist?

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