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.

[Q]: while it is a self-contained story , the book continues and develops many of the themes touched on in the first book.
[A]: while it is a complete story , the book continues and develops many of the themes introduced in the first book.


[Q]: probably in the ninth century , the village became part of the territory of the monastery of reichenau.
[A]: probably in the ninth century , the village became part of the area of the monastery of reichenau.


[Q]: religion despite the name of the band , the members do not consider themselves antitheist.
[A]:
they do not consider themselves antitheist despite the name of the ba.