In this task, you're given a pair of sentences, sentence 1 and sentence 2. Your job is to write a single word that describes the genre that the two sentences belong to, such as face-to-face, government, letters, 9/11, slate, telephone, travel, verbatim, oup, fiction.

Q: Sentence 1: In good times this brought trade, ideas, and prosperity; in bad times invasion, oppression, and disease. Sentence 2: They were able to enjoy good times, and never faced oppression and disease.

A: travel
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Q: Sentence 1: Eszterhas is a self-promoter but not a cynic. Sentence 2:  Eszterhas is a self-promoter but not a cynic.

A: slate
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Q: Sentence 1: This was especially the case after it found itself on the southern route taken by European merchants and missionaries of the 16th century. Sentence 2: The area became influenced by the West from missionaries who traveled the route.

A:
travel
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