
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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Cara is at a circular table with her six friends. Among them, Alice and Bob insist on sitting next to each other. If this condition is met, how many different sets of neighbors could Cara have?

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