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Hiroko: Where do you live?
John: I live in Kyoto. Where do you live?
Hiroko: I live in Otsu. Otsu is in Shiga but it is near Kyoto.
John: I know Otsu. Who do you live with?
Hiroko: I live alone. It is lonely. I am lonely. I am always alone. I don’t have any friends. I have a lot of friends in Kyushu but I don’t have any friends in Kansai. It’s really hard.
John: I will be your friend.
Hiroko: Thank you.
John: Will you have dinner with me?
Hiroko: Yes, thank you.
John: What kind of food do you like?
Hiroko: I like Japanese food. What about you? What kind of food do you like?
John: I like everything.
Hiroko: I don’t like everything. I like healthy food. I don’t like fast food or fried food.
John: I really like pasta. Do you like Italian food?
Hiroko: Yeah, it’s okay.
John: Let’s go to an Italian restaurant.
Hiroko: All right.

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