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Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
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If you have had cancer, you already know why. If you had relatives or close friends with cancer, you will appreciate our request for money.
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If you had relatives or close friends with cancer, you will appreciate our request for money.

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Adult education opportunities give volunteers skills that are helpful to their own self-development and in their relationships with girls.
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Adult education opportunities give volunteers skills that that aid their development & relationships.

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Second, most firms gather sales data, not demand data. Customers rarely inform the sales clerk in a typical retail store if a desired product is out of stock; they either buy a different product or leave the store without making a purchase.
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Firms gather sales data not demand data. Customers rarely inform the sales clerk in a store if a desired product is out of stock,they either buy different or leave the store.