
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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A zoo contains five pairs of different animals, each composed of one male and one female. The zookeeper wishes to feed the animals following a strict pattern: after feeding one male, the next animal he feeds must be a female, and vice versa. If the zookeeper begins by feeding the male lion, how many distinct sequences can the zookeeper use to feed all the animals?

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