Question. If "A boy in a costume sits across from a man smiling." does that mean that "A boy sits across a man."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Answer. yes
What step-by-step reasoning justifies that answer?

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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Reasoning: It is assumed that the boy and man in sentence two are the same boy and man in sentence 1.