
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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The numbers $-3, 1, 5, 8, 10$ are rearranged according to these rules:
   
        1. The largest isn't in the second place, but it is in one of the last three places.
        2. The smallest isn't in the third place, but it is in one of the first three places.
        3. The median isn't in the second or fifth place.

Calculate the average of the second and fourth numbers.
**A)** $1.5$
**B)** $2.5$
**C)** $3.5$
**D)** $4.5$
**E)** $5.5$

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