M: Will you please buy some fruit for me while you're there? What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: I'm going to the supermarket. What would you like me to buy for you?
Q: M: Why don't you take it to the watch and clock shop at the street corner? They can fix it for you easily. What was said before this conversation?
A: W: My watch stopped again, and it has stopped three times today.
Question: M: I'm not surprised. If the conditions for lightning to strike are right one time, they might be as good another time. W: Well, I don't take any chances. If I'm caught in a thunderstorm, I will look for a building or a closed car. Also, I was told that if you're stuck outdoors, the best thing you can do is to keep yourself close to the ground and avoid bodies of water. M: To tell you the truth, even when I'm at home, I don't take baths or showers during a thunderstorm. And I don't use anything that works electrically. Maybe I'm too anxious. W: I wouldn't say that. According to the article, lightning starts thousands of fires every year in the United States alone. Hundreds of people are injured or even killed. I think you're just being sensible. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: W: Did you see today's newspaper? That building over there in Centerville was just struck by lightning for the fourth time.
[Q]: M: I'm afraid not. I'll be meeting Mr. Green at that time. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: F: Can you come and see me at nine o'clock?
input: Please answer the following: W: Really? What was it? M: I was studying in the classroom when Tom came rushing in. W: Yes? M: He told me there was a telegram for me at the gate house! Someone was ill in my family. W: Goodness me! I hate telegrams. They seldom bring any good news. M: Yes, that's just how I felt. My legs turned to water, so I asked Tom to accompany me to the school gate. W: I can imagine how you felt. M: On my way to the school gate I was thinking terrible things. What could have happened at home, you know, and all that. W: Yes, of course. I understand. M: So when I tore the telegram open, my fingers were trembling. W: Dear me! M: But when I read the telegram, I just couldn't make heads or tails out of it. W: How strange! What did it say? M: It said: Return immediately. Uncle seriously ill. W: Oh, I am sorry to hear that. M: But the surprising part about it is that I have no uncle. W: Indeed! M: I could hardly believe my own eyes. But it was written there in black and white. Then I happened to glance at the address to a "Carl", not "Carol". W: Well, I never! M: You can never imagine how relieved I was. W: Yes. What a relief! But what did Tom have to say? M: Tom was so embarrassed. He kept apologizing all the way back. W: He has always been quite careless. What was said before this conversation?
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output: M: Something very unusual happened to me this morning.
M: That's too late. I usually go to bed an hour earlier than you. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer:
W: I often go to bed at eleven o'clock. How about you, Jack?