TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: notably absent from the city are fortifications and military structures.

SOLUTION: the city does not have fortifications or military structures.

PROBLEM: captive longevity is 20 to 30 years , with rare accounts of over 40 years , reports of a individual living to 40 years in philadelphia zoo.

SOLUTION: captive life expectancy is usually 20 to 30 years . however an individual lived to 40 in the philadelphia z.

PROBLEM: mélodies continue to be composed today , though perhaps the last uncontestedly great composer of them was francis poulenc , who died in 1963.

SOLUTION:
mélodies continue to be composed today , though perhaps the last uncontestedly great music writer of them was francis poulenc , who died in 19.