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Sarabi saw that it was raining outside; she decided nevertheless to wear her cool new flip-flops.

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Sarabi saw that it was raining outside, nevertheless, she decided to wear her cool new flip-flops.

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Harry Potter wants a new bike and is trying to find a way to pay for it; for example, he is going through his old baseball cards to see if he can bear to sell a few.

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Nala snuck a second soda from the table, even though everyone was supposed to take only one. When she opened it; however it exploded and sprayed all over her clothes.

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Rafiki's power is out. His alarm clock, therefore, did not go off this morning.

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Zazu was running late to his own birthday party; meanwhile, all of his friends were waiting to surprise him with cake, balloons, and presents.

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Severus Snape enjoyed eating gummy bears every afternoon; however he knew he had eaten too many, when he dreamt about them at night.

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Most of the students in AP Lit believed they were doing their best work; but many were just doing the bare minimum to keep a decent grade.

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• Dang. Is she talking about me?

Being a senior is exciting and very stressful; and there are also some really fun things going on in senior year.

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I am looking forward to graduating high school; nevertheless, there are a number of things I am nervous about.

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