system
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human
Add a word or phrase to connect the following two sentences: The concert was sold out. We had to buy tickets from a scalper.

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We were looking forward to seeing our favorite band perform live.
gpt
The concert was sold out, and we were disappointed that we couldn't get tickets through regular channels. However, we were so excited to see our favorite band perform live that we eventually had to buy tickets from a scalper.