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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Question: the storm dropped heavy rainfall near its immediate landfall location but little precipitation elsewhere.

Answer: the storm dropped heavy rainfall near its location on land but rained little elsewhere.


Question: the story of christmas is based on the biblical accounts given in the gospel of matthew , namely - and the gospel of luke , specifically -.

Answer: the story of christmas is based on the gospel of matthew and specifically the gospel of luke.


Question: a variation of the mai style of japanese dance is the kyomai or kyoto style dance.

Answer:
a different kind of the mai style of japanese dance is the kyomai or kyoto style dance.