
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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Cara is sitting at a circular table with her seven friends. One of her friends, named Emma, must always sit next to her. How many different possible pairs of people could Cara be sitting between, given that one of them must always be Emma?

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