
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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How many rearrangements of the string $abcde$ are there in which no two adjacent letters are also adjacent letters in the alphabet, e.g., no $ab$, $ba$, $bc$, $cd$, $de$, etc.?
**A)** 2  
**B)** 4  
**C)** 6  
**D)** 8  
**E)** 10

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