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: Tim reached his weight loss goals easier when he ate apples instead of bananas because the _ were more filling.

A: apples
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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 dirt had less worms than the mulch so I dug in the _ before I went fishing.

A:
mulch
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