Item 6

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Baking in his hot car during rush-hour traffic, Joe drank the last few drops of his iced tea. And prayed that he could make the costly repair to his broken air conditioner with this week's paycheck.
  1. Baking in his hot car during rush-hour traffic, Joe drank the last few drops of his iced tea and prayed that he could make the costly repair to his broken air conditioner with this week's paycheck.
  2. Baking in his hot car during rush-hour traffic, Joe drank the last few drops of his iced tea and he prayed that he could make the costly repair to his broken air conditioner with this week's paycheck.
  3. Baking in his hot car during rush-hour traffic, Joe drank the last few drops of his iced tea, and prayed that he could make the costly repair to his broken air conditioner with this week's paycheck.