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Hi, my name (a)'s Brad. I (b)'m from New York. New York (c)is a famous city, but it (d)isn't the capital of the US. We live in New York now, but my parents (e)are from New York. They (f)'re from a small town called Easton. I like music, but I (g)'m not into pop music. I like rap music. My favourite singer (h)is Jay Z.