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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: She loved planting tulips in the garden with her mother and grandmother. Ending: Today, she owns a prize winning two acre tulip garden.
answer:
As a little girl, Linda loved tulips.

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Middle: Joe decided that he would only buy this brand of pants in the future. Ending: He never had trouble with his pants again.
answer:
Joe loved his new pants.

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Middle: Paul received a voicemail from his mother to pick up groceries for her before the storm hit. Ending: He grabbed his keys and went out the door.
answer:
Paul listened to the phone to hear what was the message.