Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.

"Afterwards they go to a son-et-lumiere show at a nearby chateau, noted for its bas-reliefs, though spend most of the time in a tete-a-tete."
"Afterwards they go to a son-et-lumiere show at a nearby chateau, ...most of the time in a tete-a-tete."

As Pat explains, " Both my friends were zipping through crowds while I lagged behind, even though I was a fast cane walker. I envied their freedom and most of all, the incredible bond they both had with their guide dogs.
Pat explains that both his friends were running while he was not, even though he was fast. He envied their freedom and their bond.

The Postal Service's productive hourly wage of more than $25 may make it likely that cream skimmers could obtain some cost advantage on that basis alone. We do not know how reducing the frequency of delivery would affect demand for alternative delivery.
The Postal Service's hourly wage of than $25+ may make it likely cream skimmers could obtain cost advantage. How can reducing frequency of delivery affect demand for alternative delivery.