
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 eight students, including Abby and Bridget, are randomly assigned to the 12 spots arranged in three rows of four as shown, calculate the probability that Abby and Bridget are seated directly adjacent to each other (in the same row or same column).

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