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: but in his heart there was a coldness , a block of hardening ice .

A: but there was a cold in his heart , tugging like a piece of ice .
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Q: he was contemptuous of parliament , whose circumscribed powers were set forth in a constitution that he boasted of never having read .

A: he despised the parliament , whose limited powers were determined by the constitution , whose ignorance was boasted .
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Q: i 'm afraid this is n't the worst news .

A:
i 'm afraid it 's gon na get worse .
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