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: first fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which sailed from great britain on 13 may 1787 with about 1,487 people to establish the first european colony in new south wales.

Answer: on the 13th of may 1787 , the first fleet from great britain was 11 ships with 1,487 people created the first european colony in new south wales.


Question: birmingham is a city in van buren county , iowa , united states.

Answer: birmingham is located in van buren county , iowa , usa.


Question: interethnic tensions resulted in a horrible massacre , in which most armenians in the town of shusha perished.

Answer:
racial tensions resulted in horrible killings , in which most armenians in the town of shusha died.