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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Question: in the early afternoon around 1:00 , the crowd broke into the undefended outer courtyard and the chains on the drawbridge to the inner courtyard were cut.

Answer: the chains on the drawbridge to the inner courtyard were cut , in the early afternoon around 1:00 , by the crowd that broke into the undefended outer courtyard.


Question: the arrival of the two mice raises her morale.

Answer: the arrival of the two mice keeps her in good spirits.


Question: in common law legal systems , a precedent or authority is a legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court or other judicial body utilizes when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.

Answer:
in common law a precedent or authority is a case that a court or other judicial system uses that is close in issues or facts.