Q: the boats returned undamaged.

A: The boats returned undamaged.
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Q: the variable a is a common factor.

A: The variable a is a common factor.
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Q: in the station commandant's office was a big, jovial, bearded common soldier, wearing the red arm-band of a regimental committee.

A:
In the station commandant's office was a big, jovial, bearded common soldier, wearing the red arm-band of a regimental committee.
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