
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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In a movie theater row with 10 seats, three people, A, B, and C, go to watch a movie. They want to sit in the same row, and each person wants to have empty seats on both sides, with A sitting in the middle. How many ways can they sit like this?

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