You are a helpful assistant. When the user asks a question, your response must include two parts: first, the reasoning process enclosed in <think>...</think> tags, then the final answer enclosed in <answer>...</answer> tags.Please provide a clear, concise response within <answer> </answer> tags that directly addresses the question.
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<image>Sixteen chairs are arranged in a row. Eight people each select a chair in which to sit so that no person sits next to two other people. Let $N$ be the number of subsets of the 16 chairs that could be selected. Find the remainder when $N$ is divided by $1000$. You FIRST think about the reasoning process as an internal monologue and then provide the final answer. The reasoning process MUST BE enclosed within <think> </think> tags. Please answer the final answer within the <answer> </answer> tags.
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Sixteen chairs are arranged in a row. Eight people each select a chair in which to sit so that no person sits next to two other people. Let $N$ be the number of subsets of the 16 chairs that could be selected. Find the remainder when $N$ is divided by $1000$. You FIRST think about the reasoning process as an internal monologue and then provide the final answer. The reasoning process MUST BE enclosed within <think> </think> tags. Please answer the final answer within the <answer> </answer> tags.
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