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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.
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A literary element , or narrative element , or element of literature is a constituent of all works of narrative fiction — a necessary feature of verbal storytelling that can be found in any written or spoken narrative .
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A literary element is a part of books and stories of narrative fiction .


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The Burmese python ( " Python bivittatus " ) is one of the five largest species of snakes in the world ( about the fourth-largest as measured either by length or weight ) .
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The Python bivittatus ( or Burmese python ) is one of the fifth largest snakes in the world .


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He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne upon the abdication of his father , the now-Emperor Emeritus Akihito on 1 May 2019 at 00:00 local time ( 15:00 UTC ) .
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He has been on the Chrysanthemum Throne since his father Akihito abdicated in 2019 .