Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): after he explored this region in 1614 , dutch fur traders sailed up the connecticut river -lrb- then known by the dutch as versche rivier - " fresh river " -rrb- and built a fort at dutch point near present-day hartford , which they called " house of hope ".
Output (English): after exploring the area in 1614 , dutch fur traders traveled up the connecticut river -lrb- formerly the versche rivier or " fresh river " -rrb- and built a fort at dutch point -lrb- now hartford -rrb- called " house of hope ..