
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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Alice refuses to sit next to either Bob or Carla. Derek refuses to sit next to Eric, and Carla also refuses to sit next to Eric. Determine the number of ways for the five of them to sit in a row of 5 chairs under these conditions.

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