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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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an earlier incarnation of the wheat kings played for the stanley cup in 1904 , but lost to the ottawa senators.
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an earlier version of the wheat kings played for the stanley cup in 1904 , but lost to the ottawa senators.


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gothic architecture , in its catalan or mediterranean version , is the predominant style of this cathedral , although it also contains romanesque , french gothic , renaissance art , baroque and neoclassical elements.
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gothic architecture in its catalan version is the main style of this cathedral , although it contains romanesque , french gothic , renaissance art , baroque and neoclassical elements.


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finally , the town had no cultural life that could offer competition to wagner 's own artistic dominance.
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finally , the town had no cultural life that could compare with wagner 's own artistic importance.