
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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Given numbers $1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9$ are arranged in a $3 \times 3$ grid such that consecutive numbers are in adjacent squares (sharing an edge), determine the value of the number in the center square, knowing that it is even.

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