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So many people love the delicatessen that there is always a line down the block.
The delicatessen owners are considering opening more locations due to their restaurant’s popularity.
Which best shows how these two sentences can be combined using an appropriate transition that keeps the original intent of the two sentences?

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So many people love the delicatessen that there is always a line down the block; however, the delicatessen owners are considering opening more locations due to their restaurant’s popularity.
So many people love the delicatessen that there is always a line down the block; however, the delicatessen owners are considering opening more locations due to their restaurant’s popularity.

So many people love the delicatessen that there is always a line down the block; consequently, the delicatessen owners are considering opening more locations due to their restaurant’s popularity.
So many people love the delicatessen that there is always a line down the block; consequently, the delicatessen owners are considering opening more locations due to their restaurant’s popularity.

So many people love the delicatessen that there is always a line down the block; specifically, the delicatessen owners are considering opening more locations due to their restaurant’s popularity.
So many people love the delicatessen that there is always a line down the block; specifically, the delicatessen owners are considering opening more locations due to their restaurant’s popularity.

So many people love the delicatessen that there is always a line down the block; likewise, the delicatessen owners are considering opening more locations due to their restaurant’s popularity.

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The best option to combine the two sentences while maintaining their original intent is:

So many people love the delicatessen that there is always a line down the block; consequently, the delicatessen owners are considering opening more locations due to their restaurant’s popularity.

This choice effectively links the popularity of the delicatessen (indicated by the long line) to the owners' consideration of expanding to more locations, suggesting a cause-and-effect relationship.