
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 a meeting room, the first row has a total of 8 seats. Now 3 people are seated, and the requirement is that there should be empty seats to the left and right of each person. Calculate the number of different seating arrangements.

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