
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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In the 2016 art exam of a certain high school, there were 6 contestants, including 3 females and 3 males. Now, these six contestants are to perform their talents in sequence. If any two of the three males cannot perform consecutively, and the female contestant A cannot be the first to perform, then calculate the number of possible sequences for the contestants to perform.

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