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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.
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When other constituent republics of the Soviet Union advanced claims to sovereignty in 1988 and 1989 , Turkmenia 's leadership also began to criticize Moscow 's economic and political policies as exploitative and detrimental to the well-being and pride of the Turkmen .
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When other Soviet republics claimed sovereignty over their territory in 1988 and 1989 , Turkmenia 's leadership also began to criticize Moscow 's economic and political policies .


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The eighteenth edition , which came out in 2012 , was edited by poet , critic , and editor Geoffrey O 'Brien ( O 'Brien is also the editor-in-chief of the Library of America ) .
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The eighteenth edition ( 2012 ) was edited by poet , critic , and editor Geoffrey O 'Brien .


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The detritus of aquatic ecosystems is organic material that is suspended in the water and accumulates in depositions on the floor of the body of water ; when this floor is a seabed , such a deposition is denominated " marine snow " .
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Detritus of aquatic ecosystems is organic material suspended in water , which is sometimes referred to as marine snow .