
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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Two couples want to sit on a bench. How many ways can they sit so that each boy sits next to his girlfriend, if the left and right sides of the bench are distinguishable?

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