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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: I am decided to let me steer. Ending: I was able to get it up to a high speed and control it well.
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My uncle took us out on his yacht this weekend.

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Middle: Etta signed up for open mic night. Ending: The crowd loved her voice so much, they gave her a standing ovation!
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Etta had always wanted to be a singer.

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Middle: Monster was actually a purebred mastiff. Ending: In the end, Monster won the dog show in a landslide vote.
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Dirk decided to enter his dog Monster into a dog show.