
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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Cara is sitting at a circular table with her seven friends. Two of her friends, Alice and Bob, insist on sitting together but not next to Cara. How many different possible pairs of people could Cara be sitting between?

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