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Trees · Superchallenge problem

The octahedron graph has vertices 1,…,61,\ldots,6 split into three opposite pairs {1,4}\{1,4\}, {2,5}\{2,5\}, {3,6}\{3,6\}, with every edge present EXCEPT within a pair (so it is 44-regular). Its Laplacian eigenvalues are 00 (multiplicity 11), 44 (multiplicity 33), and 66 (multiplicity 22). Find the number of spanning trees of the octahedron.