context: How to care for your dog on the beach
Find out whether your dog likes to swim.
Some breeds are natural born swimmers, like labrador retrievers, while other breeds are less adept in the water. Before you take your dog to the beach, where water conditions will be rougher and less predictable than a pool or shallow pond, you should know your dog's swimming skills.
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next sentence for the context: If your dog enjoys swimming but is not a strong swimmer, consider purchasing a dog life vest to help them float. A life vest does not replace supervision and attention.

context: How to make bacon pixie sticks
Fry the bacon.
Keep a close eye on the sizzling pork as you want it as crisp as possible without having it burn.
Transfer the well cooked bacon to the paper plate.
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next sentence for the context: Pat with paper towel to remove excess grease. Combine dextrose powder and cornstarch in a food processor.

context: A group of people is learning how to rollerblade. some peeople
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next sentence for the context: go in groups, but generally they are slow and awkward.

context: How to prune old apple trees
Make sure that the tree is healthy.
Pruning an old apple tree can encourage it to develop new growth and fruit. If the tree is brittle, dead, or diseased, then pruning it won't help.
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To determine whether or not your tree is worth saving, look for the following : Grayish or crinkled branches: these branches are dead or diseased. If more than half of the tree's branches appear like this, then the tree is not worth saving.