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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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film director richard linklater discusses this novel in his film waking life , which begins with a scene reminiscent of another dick novel , time out of joint.
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richard linklater , who is a film director , has mentioned this book in his film waking life . this movie has a similiar opening scene to another book by dick , which is called " time out of joint ".


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her death from leukaemia in 1998 was a shock to the nation and her family.
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her death fromblood cancer in 1998 was a shock to the nation and her family.


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alkaloids are produced by a large variety of organisms , including bacteria , fungi , plants , and animals and are part of the group of natural products -lrb- also called secondary metabolites -rrb-.
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alkaloids are made by a large variety of organisms , including bacteria , fungi , plants , and animals and are part of the group of natural products -lrb- also called secondary metabolites -rrb-.