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Choosing a menu item with 〜ておく

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Looking over the menu of tea choices, Rize wonders which will be appropriate for her.

リゼ:
適当(てきとう)(えら)どくか」
“Shall I just pick something at random in advance?”

Note that (えら)んで + おく is contracted here into (えら)んどく.