
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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There are 8 married couples at a dinner. During the event, every person shakes hands with every other attendee except their own spouse and except themselves. How many handshakes occur at the dinner?

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