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In this task, you are given a sentence and question which can be answered using the sentence. Your task is to answer the question using the information from the sentence. The answer to the question is unique and it is a continuous text span from the sentence.
question:
Sentence: `` T. moorii '' is a very hierarchical species and should only be kept in colony proportions . 
 Question: what should  be kept  in something?
answer:
T. moorii


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Sentence: Finally on 30 June 1 799 , Krishnaraja Wodeyar Ill , a descendant of the ancient royal house was placed on the throne o Mysore by the British while Srirangapatna became the property of the victorious East India Company . 
 Question: who   became something?
answer:
Srirangapatna


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Sentence: The means to lay their foundation being the outcome of special prayers addressed to the Mother of God during the nine days preceding event of 8 Dec. , 1854 . 
 Question: what is  preceding something?
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nine days