instruction:
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.
question:
The company regretted to announce that it was selling the division, as the _ would have to go on its own.
answer:
division


question:
John squeezed the sweat out of his cloth while standing on the pavement and now the _ is wet.
answer:
pavement


question:
Alice tried to take notes and keep careful files as an attorney, because the _ helped her to remember all her cases.
answer:

notes