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In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.

Sentence 1:Much of the area was an ideal environment for a new generation of ponderosa pine and sugar pine to take hold . Sentence 2:As a result , today 's Sun Pass forest is unusually diverse compared to similar forest areas of eastern Oregon .
Output:
as a result