
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 the fictional country of Novaguard, they use the same twelve-letter Rotokas alphabet for their license plates, which are also five letters long. However, for a special series of plates, the following rules apply: 
- The plate must start with either P or T.
- The plate must end with R.
- The letter U cannot appear anywhere on the plate.
- No letters can be repeated.
How many such special license plates are possible?

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