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I disliked the bread a lot more than the muffin, because the 
Here's how I want to continue it: bread was old and stale.

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The spoon was too hot to touch after sitting in the soup, as the 
Here's how I want to continue it: spoon had absorbed all its heat.

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When it comes to dog training, Jeffrey's dogs are always better behaved than Matthew's because 
Here's how I want to continue it:
Matthew is a dog hater.