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.

Q: Pithole 's sudden growth and equally rapid decline , as well as its status as a " proving ground " of sorts for the burgeoning petroleum industry , made it one of the most famous of oil boomtowns .

A: The quick growing of Pithole and then fast decline made it one of the most famous of the oil boomtowns .
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Q: Concealed carry ( carrying a concealed weapon ( CCW ) ) refers to the practice of carrying a handgun or other weapon in public in a concealed or hidden manner , either on one 's person or in close proximity .

A: Carrying a concealed weapon ( CCW ) is the practice of carrying a handgun out of sight , hidden somewhere on a person 's body .
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Q: In later life , according to his official biographer Philip Ziegler , at dinner parties Heath was " apt to relapse into morose silence or completely ignore the woman next to him and talk across her to the nearest man " ; others at the time claimed Heath was just not talkative at parties .

A:
In later life , according to his official biographer Philip Ziegler , Heath was " apt to relapse into morose silence or completely ignore the woman next to him and talk across her to the nearest man " .
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