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The hammer was made of gentler material than the sword, so the
Here's how I want to continue it: sword caused more pain when used as a weapon.

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The engineer had to take the pressure off of the box from the ball because the
Here's how I want to continue it: box would have exploded.

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Michael was feeling all emotional about Joseph's wedding because
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Joseph just got engaged last month.