
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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10.25 people are lined up in a row, each of whom either tells the truth or lies.
The person at the front of the line says: "Everyone behind me is lying."
Everyone else says: "The person in front of me (the one directly next to the speaker) is lying."
Among these 25 people, there are ___ people who are lying.

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