You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.

Q: I drank water instead of soda because the fever got worse when I drank the _ .

A: soda
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Q: Amber was decorating a mask with paint and sparkle but the _ was too thick.

A: paint
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Q: Steve, who was sick, opted to eat some pudding instead of a sandwich because the _ was hard to digest.

A:
sandwich
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