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.

Q: i had assumed that it was simply youthful passion .

A: it seemed to me only a youthful passion .
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Q: ... or you give me a hundred thousand dollars in cash for my silence .

A: you give me $ 100,000 in cash , and i 'll keep my mouth shut .
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Q: the walls of foam lagging far behind it were the real menace .

A:
the real threat was the fading walls of the remaining one far behind .
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