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: The mascara made the woman's eyelash look more striking because the _ is very dark-colored.

A: mascara
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Q: The page of the newspaper took longer to read than the page of the magazine because there were less sentences on the page of the _ .

A: magazine
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Q: The brass had to be cleaned so we used the scrubber instead of the rag since the _ was harsh.

A:
rag
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