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 world war ii , the battle of france , also known as the fall of france , was the german invasion of france and the low countries , executed from 10 may 1940 , which ended the phoney war.

Answer: the battle of france commonly referred to as the fall of france took place from ten may year nineteen hundred and forty during the world war ii wherein germany caputured france and the low countries and thus bringing an end to the phoney war.

Question: it is located near the cities of lille and tourcoing and the belgian border.

Answer: it is near the cities of lille and tourcoing and the belgian border.

Question: heaven 's gate was an american ufo cult based in san diego , california and led by marshall applewhite -lrb- 1931-1997 -rrb- and bonnie nettles -lrb- 1927-1985 -rrb-.

Answer:
heaven 's gate was an american ufo cult based in san diego , california , led by marshall applewhite -lrb- 1931-1997 -rrb- and bonnie nettles -lrb- 1927-1985 -rrb-.