
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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During the National Day holiday, Xiaoxin went to the Wisdom Maze and discovered a secret mechanism. At the entrance of the mechanism, there were some buttons with integers written on them. At that moment, a robot's voice said, "Press two numbers, their product should be equal to -8". How many different ways are there for Xiaoxin to press the buttons?

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