
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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In a weekend basketball tournament, there are two rounds. In the first round, Team E plays Team F, and Team G plays Team H. In the second round, the winners of the first round play each other for the championship, and the losers play each other for the third place. There are no ties. Additionally, if Team E wins its first match, it must play Team G in the second round. Given these conditions, what is the total number of possible four-team ranking sequences at the end of the tournament?

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