input question: F: I found it under my bed. What was said before this conversation????
output answer: M: Where did you find your book?
M: They must confuse me with my brother, Jack. Anyway, he is feeling better now. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: Hi, John, haven't seen you for a quite few days. I heard you've been sick. How are you feeling now?
Q: W: Yeah, I'm really excited, Jack. I'm going up to New York City for a couple of days. M: My roommate's going to New York, too. Are you driving? Maybe you two could ride together. W: No, I'm going to take a train to the Plain Station. I've already got my ticket. M: So what are you going to do in New York? W: I'm visiting a friend I met last summer at the music camp. I shared a camp with Laura and she's just moved to Manhattan. So I'm going up to see her new place. M: You two probably have a lot to talk about? Didn't you tell me you were from New York? W: No, I'm from California. I've never been to New York before. We are going to hear an opera at Lincoln Center on Saturday night. M: Wow, I wish I were going with you. What was said before this conversation?
A: M: Hi, Kate. Have you any plans for the weekend?
Question: M: We were given three hours, but I finished in less than half the time. W: You people are certainly good. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: W: How much time did you have for writing the paper?
[Q]: M: You forgot it. Our clock is 20 minutes fast! What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: F: Hurry, it's 9 o'clock.
Problem: Given the question: M: Terrible, wasn't it? Well, what did you think of Out of Africa? Do you think it was as good as the review said? W: It was a good film, but not as good as the book. I think some of the story was missing in the film. M: Yes, but you couldn't possibly fit everything that happens in a 200-page novel into a 2-hour film. There simply isn't time. W: I know, but the director should at least have tried to follow the story. M: Well, perhaps he thought he was improving the story. W: Perhaps he did, but I just don't think a film director has the right. What was said before this conversation?
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The answer is:
W: Oh, it's so nice to be out of the cinema. It was so hot there. I thought I'd melt.