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Utility.js

        function getDrink (type) {
            var drinks = {
                'beer': 'Budwieser',
                'pepsi': 'Pepsi',
                'lemonade': 'Lemonade',
                'default': 'Default item'
            };
            return 'The drink I chose was ' + (drinks[type] || drinks['default']);
        }

        var drink = getDrink('beer');
        // The drink I chose was Budwieser
        console.log(drink);