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: the film stars al pacino , john cazale , chris sarandon , james broderick , and charles durning.

Answer: al pacino , john cazale , chris sarandon , james broderick , and charles durning are stars of the film.

Question: many species had vanished by the end of the nineteenth century , with european settlement.

Answer: many types had disappeared by 1899 when europeans came.

Question: because the neck is not externally visible , the head and body appear to merge together.

Answer:
the neck is not externally visible so the head and body appear to merge together.