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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.
question:
dennis lee hopper -lrb- born may 17 , 1936 -rrb- is an american actor , filmmaker and artist.
answer:
dennis lee hopper , who was born in may 17 , 1936 , is an american actor , filmmaker and artist.


question:
these doppelgängers are typically , but not always , evil in some way.
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these doppelgängers are generally , but not always , evil in some w.


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however , some performances connected to the festival take place before and after the official dates.
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however , some festival performances occur before and after the official dates.