TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
PROBLEM: A virtual private network ( VPN ) extends a private network across a public network , and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network .

SOLUTION: A Virtual Private Network , or VPN is a set of technologies which are used to link computers to create a private network .

PROBLEM: While a spokesman initially stated that it was likely that the train entered the station at too high a speed , later estimates indicated that the train entered the station at 25 to , which was not an excessive speed .

SOLUTION: It was later estimated that the train entered the station at 25 to , which was not an excessive speed .

PROBLEM: Many adherents of Thelema , none more so than Crowley , recognize correlations between Thelemic and other systems of spiritual thought ; most borrow freely from the methods and practices of other traditions , including alchemy , astrology , qabalah , tantra , tarot divination and yoga .

SOLUTION:
Like Crowley , other followers of Thelema make free use of the methods and practices of other traditions , including alchemy , astrology , qabalah , tantra , tarot , and yoga , according to their own wills .