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: she ... was around when people went around in horses and buggies and the streets were lit by gas lamps ,

A: she was there when people were riding horses and strollers , and on the streets , there were gas lamps on the streets ,
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Q: or maybe he was polluted from the very beginningthe ancient family curse .

A: or he may have been tainted from the beginning - because of the old family curse .
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Q: he tried to breathe , but could n't comprehend that he would never do that again .

A:
he tried to breathe , but he could not realise that he would not breathe .
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