Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): during and after the thirty years ' war , soest suffered a tremendous loss of both population and influence ; at the lowest point in 1756 it had only 3,600 citizens.
Output (English): during and after the thirty years ' war , soest went through a great loss of both people and influence ; at the lowest point in 1756 it had only 3 , 600 citizens.