
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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Mr. Ambulando is at the intersection of  $5^{\text{th}}$  and  $\text{A St}$ , and needs to walk to the intersection of  $1^{\text{st}}$  and  $\text{F St}$ . There's an accident at the intersection of  $4^{\text{th}}$  and  $\text{B St}$ , which he'd like to avoid.

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Given that Mr. Ambulando wants to walk the shortest distance possible, how many different routes through downtown can he take?

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