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: at four-and-a-half years old he was left to fend for himself on the streets of northern italy for the next four years , living in various orphanages and roving through towns with groups of other homeless children.

Answer: at four-and-a-half years old he was left to fend for himself on the streets of italy for the next four years , living in orphanages and roaming through towns with other homeless children.

Question: in architectural decoration small pieces of colored and iridescent shell have been used to create mosaics and inlays , which have been used to decorate walls , furniture and boxes.

Answer: small pieces of colored and iridescent shell were used to create mosaics and inlays on walls , furniture and boxes.

Question: the contemporary status of the mandaeans has prompted a number of american intellectuals and civil rights activists to call for their government to extend refugee status to the community.

Answer:
a number of american civil rights activists and intellectuals have called for their government to extend refugee status to the mandaeans.