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The companies had trouble buying the desks, but not the chairs, because the 
Here's how I want to continue it: desks were costly.

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The railings that I put on were much needed on the porches, because the 
Here's how I want to continue it: railings were safer.

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Ellie remove the pink polish and put the blue on her nails instead, because she thought the 
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pink looked faded.