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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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(CNN) -- Each year, more than 3 million Muslims commit to Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that represents the fifth and final "pillar" of Islam and the largest annual human gathering on the planet. Every Muslim who is physically and financially able to do so is expected to make this pilgrimage once in their lifetime. As described in the Hadith of Gabriel, each pillar of Islam acts as a guide to day-to-day conduct for Muslims, outlining proper professions to God, prayer and spiritual mindfulness, not unlike the Book of Common Prayer for Anglicans or Judaism's Siddur. For this year's Hajj, iReporters from around the world documented their journeys, describing their experiences as they complete this Islamic sacrament. Thanks to the power of social media and platforms like CNN's iReport, they've been able to share their faith with the world, giving Muslims and non-Muslims alike a glimpse of the significance of this powerful and transformative event.More young Muslims embarking on Islamic pilgrimage than ever before2011 Hajj could be a flashpoint for global Islamic revivalPilgrimage is a defining moment in the life of MuslimsFollow iReporters as they complete their Hajj 
 Question:All pilgrims at _ are expected to dress and behave in a manner that removes all outward signifiers of wealth or social standing and focus entirely on their spiritual development.
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Mecca


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The two young girls who stabbed one of their classmates and left her for dead are now facing 65 years in prison. A judge has ruled that Anissa Weier, 13, and her friend Morgan Geyser, 12, of Waukesha, Wisconsin, will be tried as adults as they stand trial for their attack on Peyton Leutner, 12, who nearly died. Both girls have been charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Now, defense attorneys for the girls have scheduled hearings in hopes of moving their cases back to juvenile court. Scroll down for video Morgan Geyser (left) and Anissa Weier (right) will be tried as adults for stabbing a classmateAnissa Weier and her friend Morgan Geyser will stand trial as adults for stabbing a fellow classmate and are facing 65 years in prisonThis as police interrogation video recently released showed Anissa, then 12, and Morgan, 12, explaining why they stabbed a friend 19 timesThe girls, from Waukesha, Wisconsin, attacked Peyton Lautner to appease the Slender Man, planning out their actions on the school busPeyton survived the attack, and the girls were picked up a few hours later walking along a highway off-rampIn the video, Morgan said she saw Slender Man in her dreams, while Anissa said she saw him when Morgan stabbed AnissaBoth girls face a count of being a party to attempted first-degree intentional homicide 
 Question:As for _, Morgan described him as a man with 'tendrils that are very sharp.'
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Slender Man


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(CNN) Over the past several months, Western defense ministries and militaries have expressed anxiety over the large-scale Russian military exercise known as "Zapad," or "West," slated to begin in mid-September and to engage virtually every element of Russian forces. In late July, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, commander of US Army Europe, warned that NATO allies fear "Zapad 17" could be a Russian "Trojan horse." That is not an unwarranted concern. Twice over the past decade — Georgia in 2008 and Crimea in 2014 — the Kremlin has used the cover of an exercise as preliminary to an invasion. The "Zapad" maneuvers, held about every four years, are particularly threatening in that they frequently simulate the use of nuclear weapons.Thomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt: Russian military exercise known as "Zapad" is scheduled to begin this month in BelarusThere is concern among NATO allies that Zapad could be a cover for the preliminary to a Russian invasion 
 Question:Or, if they do leave, they leave behind military equipment that gives them a potential leg up in a future crisis with _.
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NATO