
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 farmer’s square field is divided into a 3x3 grid of 9 smaller square sections. He grows three types of crops: corn, wheat, and soybeans with the following restrictions: corn cannot be adjacent to wheat, and all sections of corn and soybeans must be diagonal to each other. Determine how many ways the farmer can plant these crops following these restrictions?
- **A)** 6 
- **B)** 16 
- **C)** 24 
- **D)** 8 
- **E)** 12

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