premise: Dan and three friends wanted to start an exterminator business.
initial: They got a small loan and bought some cheap office space.
counterfactual: They got lucky because they were able to buy all of the necessary equipment at a discount.
original_ending: They had to make a lot of their own equipment. They became very specialized, and so kept a regular clientele. They all made good money.
edited_ending: Or they have an option to make their own equipment instead.They became very practical, and so they buy all of the necessary equipment at a discount.They all made good money.<SEP>They had to buy a lot of their own equipment.They became very specialized, and so kept a regular clientele.They all made good money.<SEP>They were good at their jobs so kept a regular clientele.They all made good money.Dan and his friends expanded their business across the state.