
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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A mansion has eight windows. Georgie the Ghost wants to play a prank by entering the mansion through one window, knocking over a flower pot either upon entering or exiting, and leaving through a different window. Exactly one of the windows, through which he neither enters nor exits, must have a flower pot that Georgie will knock over. Determine the number of ways in which Georgie can accomplish this prank.

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