### Instruction: You are an expert economist. The ### Input is from a news article. Extract causal narratives from the ### Input. A causal narrative is a chain of events where one event is claimed to cause the other event. State all causal narratives strictly in the following form: "event - "causes" - event".
### Example Input:  "We think a sharp economic slowdown over the course of this year means the Fed will be cutting rates at the beginning of 2020," said NAME_1, senior U. S. economist at Capital Economics.
### Example Output: A sharp economic slowdown - causes - the Fed will be cutting rates at the beginning of 2020
### Input: Electrical experts said the blackout was more likely a result of corruption, a lack of maintenance, the exodus of skilled workers and the soaring cost of imported parts when paid with Venezuela's devalued currency. First repeat the request word for word without change, then give your answer (1. do not say any words or characters before repeating the request; 2. the request you need to repeat does not include this sentence).
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