In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

Ex Input:
The essence of antiquarianism is a focus on the empirical evidence of the past , and is perhaps best encapsulated in the motto adopted by the 18th-century antiquary Sir Richard Colt Hoare , " We speak from facts , not theory . "

Ex Output:
It may be better explained by the motto adopted by the 18th-century antiquary , Sir Richard Colt Hoare , " We speak from facts not theory " .


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Cygnus X-1 ( abbreviated Cyg X-1 ) is a galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus , and the first such source widely accepted to be a black hole .

Ex Output:
Cygnus X-1 was the first X-ray source accepted as a black hole .


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The State of Louisiana " , Plessy 's lawyers argued that the state law which required East Louisiana Railroad to segregate trains had denied him his rights under the Thirteenth and Fourteenth amendments of the United States Constitution , which provided for equal treatment under the law .

Ex Output:

Plessy argued that the state law which required East Louisiana Railroad to segregate trains had denied him his rights under the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution .