
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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At lunch, the seven members of the Kubik family sit down to eat lunch together at a round table.  In how many distinct ways can the family sit at the table if Alexis refuses to sit next to Joshua?  (Two arrangements are not considered distinct if one is a rotation of the other.)

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