
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 bird photography competition, Carol wishes to arrange eight of her uniquely patterned parrots in a row. If the two smallest parrots (P1 and P2) are anxious and require to be placed at either end of the row, but this time, the biggest parrot (P8) insists on being in the middle, how many ways can she arrange the parrots to meet these demands?

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