In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.

Q: Sentence 1:However , Prince himself felt slighted and by the end of the tour fired most of The Revolution . Sentence 2:Thus , the album was never released .

A: thus
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Q: Sentence 1:Sam withdraws from any further investigations . Sentence 2:However , with the help of James , Anu still continue to enquire .

A: however
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Q: Sentence 1:In September the Mets had 3.5 game divisional lead over the Philadelphia Phillies with 17 games left to play . Sentence 2:However , the Mets lost 10 of their final 17 games .

A:
however
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