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Franklin needed courage to drive his car after the truck accident, because the 
Here's how I want to continue it: truck still haunted him now.

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Through years of maintenance the board became the color of the oil used on it.  The 
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Tai needed to hire a contractor, either licensed or unlicensed, but the 
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unlicensed was too cheap.