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: Jake stopped to grab a waffle before going to the bus station for his meeting, fortunately he had plenty of time because the _ was late.

A: bus
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Q: Shooting deaths were frequent in the town, but not in the village, as firearms were prevalent in the _ .

A: town
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Q: The book on geography was easier to read than the encyclopedia since the length of the _ was longer.

A:
encyclopedia
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