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I sent the message to him by email rather than making a phone call because the
Here's how I want to continue it: call would have woken him.

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The dog ran uphill to chase the cat, but the cat was able to escape because the
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The Northern council encouraged people to recycle but the Southern council did not because the
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Northern council was very conscientious.