
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 11 seats, and now we need to arrange for 2 people to sit down. It is stipulated that the middle seat (the 6th seat) cannot be occupied, and the two people must not sit next to each other. How many different seating arrangements are there?

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