Q: he had already confirmed his ability to control the rift , and now with two hundred of his most loyal soldiers he would enter it -- to the dead with the keeper and his archaic laws . if the plague was real , he would send it running back through the black door and return home a hero . the keeper himself would have no choice but to bow before him . until then , secrecy was a must . the council would condemn him to death for the mere ability to open the _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is rift

Q: meintjies started scanning the area to either side of the bridge . the area was mostly flat , sugar cane fields being taken over by natural growth . '' what is it ? '' mabo wanted to know . '' he has set fire to two trucks obstructing the road . there 's only one place he can be , '' meintjies said , focusing the binoculars on a solitary granite hill less than two hundred yards upstream from the burning _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is trucks

Q: '' no , you 'll cut your fingers doing that . you just need to flick your wrist . '' he demonstrated with his own left hand and she copied the movement ; the blade slid neatly back into place . '' have you almost finished ? '' daniel asked . '' we are wasting time . '' eleanor smiled apologetically at ivan , and turned back to _ ... Fill the blank.
A:
blank is daniel