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She used the blender instead of the knife to grind up the strawberries and make a slushie. The 
Here's how I want to continue it: knife was slower.

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Jessica beat Jennifer at darts at the fair, so ( 
Here's how I want to continue it: Jessica ) won the the goldfish in a bag.

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Angela got a call from Lindsey for help with a flat tire because 
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Angela had occasionally changed a flat tire.