You will be given three sentences. Read them, then identify a noun phrase (person, place, or thing) or event that is shared between all three sentences. As the output, write the span of the text corresponding to that phrase in each sentence. Keep the order of the sentences, that is, your answer should look like: 1: *a phras from sentence 1e* 2: *a phras from sentence 2* 3: *a phrase from sentence 3*
Q: 1: While casualty accounts following the magnitude-7.8 quake Saturday are still difficult to confirm -- hardly surprising considering that communication lines have been severely disrupted -- estimates we are hearing from the ground are already placing the number lost in the thousands , with the official toll now at around 1,500 expected to keep growing as the hours and days pass . 2: The fact that the epicenter of this quake was so close to the capital of Kathmandu , where the majority of Nepal 's citizens reside , makes the situation even more dire . 3: A magnitude-7 .8 earthquake struck near Kathmandu , Nepal .
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1: the magnitude-7.8 quake 2: this quake 3: A magnitude-7 .8 earthquake