The chorus team stands in a row with 8 people hand in hand. Now it is necessary to choose two adjacent people and put a bouquet of flowers between them. How many different choices are there in total?
合唱队8个人手拉手站成一排，现在要选择两个相邻的人，并在他们中间放一束鲜花，一共有多少种不同的选择．
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<output>7</output>

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