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The girl put the history book back on the shelf and read the magazine because the 
Here's how I want to continue it: magazine was interesting.

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The man wrote letters in the Army, but didn't send packages. That's because it is expensive to send 
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The young mother put oatmeal from the pan into the dish until the 
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pan was empty.