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In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.
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as iraq-kuwait relations rapidly deteriorated , saddam was receiving conflicting information about how the u.s. would respond to the prospects of an invasion.
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as the iraq-kuwait relationship quickly became bad , saddam was getting different information about how the u.s would react to the idea of an invasion.


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forty-nine species of pipefish and nine species of seahorse have been recorded.
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forty-nine kinds of pipefish and nine types of seahorse have been recorded.


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ender 's shadow -lrb- 1999 -rrb- is a science fiction novel by american author orson scott card.
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ender 'shadow is a science fiction novel by author orson scott card.