Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): 157 – 69 and are regarded by some as the cultural ancestors of the western turks – the present-day inhabitants of azerbaijan , turkey , and turkmenistan.
Output (English): 157 - 69 and are regarded by some as the cultural -lrb- people in the family who lived long , long ago -rrb- of the western turks - the present-day residents of azerbaijan , turkey , and turkmenistan.