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: Amber was decorating a mask with paint and sparkle but the _ was too thick.

A: paint
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Q: James asked for Jen's phone and put his phone number into it, since he wanted to text her on the _ later.

A: phone
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Q: I chose to eat the dish with the egg rather than the one with the spinach because the _ had more protein.

A:
egg
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