In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.

Q: Sentence 1:Before Cosmos left the Earth , he gave Musashi a mysterious blue bright stone . Sentence 2:Meanwhile , Baltan awakens a monster from hibernation , which was put into sleep again by the SEAS organization .

A: meanwhile
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Q: Sentence 1:As the title suggests , video tape operators only work in video taped production . Sentence 2:Although , VTR operator 's still work on digital productions .

A: although
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Q: Sentence 1:The district was once a collection of dilapidated , run - down buildings that were slated to be torn down . Sentence 2:However , in 2000 , a group of business leaders and concerned community members stepped in and began a decades - long transformation of the East Village .

A:
however
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