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In this task, you're given the middle and ending of a three-part story. Your job is to complete the short story by writing a probable beginning of the story. Generated sentences must be short, have fewer than 10 words, and be simple as if narrating to a child. Avoid using any irrelevant extra information when creating the beginning, and use names (e.g. Jack, Barbara,...) instead of pronouns (e.g. he / she) wherever possible.
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Middle: Jay took the smallest box, she didn't want much. Ending: She found three gift cards taped to the bottom of the box and laughed.
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Jay's family did Secret Santa every year for Christmas to save money.

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Middle: Tim was having trouble coming up with one. Ending: Finally, he decided to let his friends help him.
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Tim was trying to think of a jingle.

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Middle: Hank didn't know anyone else at the party. Ending: Hank met a new friend, named Jon, at the party.
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Hank was invited to a friend's party.