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.
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Question: The diseases were not able to be treated like the people's conditions because the _ were fatal.

Answer: diseases


Question: He could send the flowers or the chocolates to her house, but the _ were ruined when they arrived in the afternoon.

Answer: chocolates


Question: The ruler is the cause of the rough line drawn and not the pencil because the _ has smooth edge.

Answer:
pencil