
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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Nine people arrive for dinner, but the circular table only seats eight. One person, John, always wants to sit in a particular seat. If two seatings such that one is a rotation of the other (but keeping John's seat fixed) are considered the same, then in how many different ways can we choose eight people and seat them at the table?

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