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M: I said I’d better go hack to the hotel. I’m meeting someone this evening.
W: OK, how are you going hack By bus or taxi
M: I think I’d take a taxi. Do you know where I can get one
W: Oh, just wait by the roadside. I’ll wait with you.
M: OK, thanks. Are the taxis in London all black
W: Well, some of them are. Is this your first time in London
M: Yes, it is. Do you give extra money to the taxi drivers here
W: Oh, look. Here’s one. Taxi!
M: Thanks. See you tomorrow.
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