In this task, you're given the beginning and the ending of a three-part story. Your job is to complete the short story by writing a middle sentence that seamlessly connects  the first and last sentence. Generated sentences must be short, have fewer than 10 words, and be simple as if narrating to a child. Avoid using any irrelevant extra information when creating the middle sentence, and use names (e.g. Jack, Barbara,...) instead of pronouns (e.g. he / she) wherever possible.

Example Input: Beginning: The police officer was driving across the street. Ending: The officer ended up arresting him.
Example Output: The police officer saw a criminal run by.

Example Input: Beginning: At the age of 31, Jillian got her first roommate. Ending: Jillian will never go on Craigslist for a roommate again.
Example Output: Her roommate ended up having bad issues.

Example Input: Beginning: It was Christmas morning and they were going to the next safari lodge. Ending: The road was washed away and took the truck with it.
Example Output:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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They were too distracted by Christmas and ignored their truck.

