
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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There are 8 empty seats in a row, and two people, A and B, want to sit down. If it is required that there should be an empty seat on both sides of each person, determine the number of ways they can sit.

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