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: John took a sip of the milk and spat it on the food in front of him. The _ is putrid.

Answer: milk


Question: As Mike visited the arctic his fever calmed down due to the _ being cold and not hot.

Answer: arctic


Question: We could easily notice the pot shining in the son unlike the rod beside it because the _ is dull.

Answer:
rod