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\n1) The tarantula didn't not molt its entire skin in one piece overnight.  \nThe tarantula molted its entire skin in one piece overnight.  \n2) A day on Venus doesn't not last longer than a whole year on Venus.  \nA day on Venus lasts longer than a whole year on Venus.  \n3) The tennis serve didn't not cross the net at over sixty miles per hour.  \nThe tennis serve crossed the net at over sixty miles per hour.  \n4) The erupting geyser didn't not shoot boiling water fifty feet into the air.  \nThe erupting geyser shot boiling water fifty feet into the air.  \n5) The rabbit didn't not dig a burrow under the garden shed in one night.  \nThe rabbit dug a burrow under the garden shed in one night.  \n6) Hot chocolate doesn't not taste even better with marshmallows melting on top.  \nHot chocolate tastes even better with marshmallows melting on top.  \n7) Polar bears don't not have black skin underneath their white fur.  \nPolar bears have black skin underneath their white fur.  \n8) The 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