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: history the district was created in 1994 by merging the previous districts eisenberg , jena and stadtroda.

A: the district was made in 1994 by merging old districts eisenberg , jena and stadtroda.
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Q: puckian craters are named after mischievous spirits in european mythology.

A: puckian craters were named after spirits in european mythology.
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Q: following the murder of van gogh , tens of thousands gathered in the center of amsterdam to mourn van gogh 's death.

A:
after van gogh was murdered , a large number of people gathered in the center of amsterdam to express their grief for van gogh 's death.
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