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Lawrence asked Brian for a ride to the grocery store because 
Here's how I want to continue it: Brian had a car.

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The growing fern was taken out of the pot and put in the garden, as the 
Here's how I want to continue it: garden possessed room for it.

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Derrick's ukulele playing sounded far worse than Leslie's performance for the reason that 
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Leslie was an expert at the instrument.