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This is a paraphrasing task. In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate another sentence which express same meaning as the input using different words.

provenaux are kind and patient , but ask them what it is that binds them to this particular fragment of france , and their eyes narrow .
Output:
the reformers are kind and patient , but ask them what ties it to this part of france , and then close their eyes .