
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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Each of the numbers \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\) is non-zero. It is known that the numbers \((-2)^{8} a^{3} b^{3} c^{n-1}\) and \((-3)^{3} a^{2} b^{5} c^{n+1}\) have the same sign. Determine the sign of the number \(a\).

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