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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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despite this , farrenc was paid less than her male counterparts for nearly a decade.
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despite this farrenc was paid less than her male counterparts for about a decade.


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records indicate that they began in 776 bc in olympia , greece.
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records mention that they began in 776 bc in olympia , greece.


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mercury is similar in appearance to the moon : it is heavily cratered with regions of smooth plains , has no natural satellites and no substantial atmosphere.
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mercury , which looks like the moon with its many craters and areas of smoothness , has no orbiting bodies around it and a minimal atmosphere.