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I got it started but then it didn't start because someone else stopped it before it started

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開始したのに、開始前に他の誰かが停止したため、開始しませんでした

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Started but did not start because someone else stopped it before it started

INTO JAPANESE

開始しましたが、開始前に他の誰かが停止したため、開始しませんでした

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Started but did not start because someone else stopped it before it started