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Eric did not lose weight as quickly as Aaron because 
Here's how I want to continue it: Eric cheated on their diet.

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It was hard to feed the the crowd during the celebrations with the little food  because the 
Here's how I want to continue it: crowd was too large.

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Sally wanted to get a new job and she needed a reference. The 
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job was going to be challenging and exciting.