
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]

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# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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If $p \neq 6$, $q \neq 7$, $r \neq 8$, and $s \neq 9$, what is the value in simplest form of the following expression?
\[
\frac{p-6}{8-r} \cdot \frac{q-7}{6-p} \cdot \frac{r-8}{7-q} \cdot \frac{s-9}{9-s}
\]
A) -1
B) 0
C) 1
D) Fractional value
E) None of the above

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