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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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in 1833 parts of burke county and buncombe county were combined to form yancey county , and in 1838 the southern part of what was left of buncombe county became henderson county.
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in 1833 some of burke county and buncombe county were added together to make yancey county , and in 1838 the lower part of the rest of buncombe county was turned into henderson county.


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he was initially offered a salary of $ 50,000 as well as a percentage of ownership of the company.
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he was at first offered a salary of $ 50,000 as well as a share of ownership of the company.


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troposodon minor sthenurus oreas simosthenurus occidentalis -lrb- another sthenurine -rrb- was about as tall as a modern eastern grey kangaroo , but much more robust.
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trposodon minor sthenurus oreas simosthenurus occidentalis -lrb- another sthenurine -rrb- was about as tall as a modern eastern gray kangaroo , but much stronger.