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: Lonnie put mortar between the bricks with a spatula instead of a trowel, because the _ was inefficient.

A: trowel
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Q: The flowers thrived in the vase, but wilted in the jar, because the _ had water in it.

A: vase
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Q: The answer could be found in the scroll, but not in the book, as the writing in the _ was so cryptic.

A:
book
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