Q: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
In 1888, Sarawak, Brunei, and what is now Sabah were at last grouped together as a British protectorate, North Borneo, but it did not gain the status of a crown colony.
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In 1888, Sarawak, Brunei, and Sabah were grouped together as a British protectorate, North Borneo