TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: The 59-story, black Tour Montparnasse may be an egregious eyesore, but the view from the top is marvelous (33 avenue du Maine, open daily 9:30am-10pm).

SOLUTION: The 59-story,black Tour Montparnasse may be an egregious eyesore while the top view is marvelous.

PROBLEM: For the second time in a week, a NYT front-pager about Congress' performance this year is brutally frank, appearing under the headline "HEALTH INDUSTRY SEES WISH LIST MADE INTO LAW."

SOLUTION: For the second time in a week, Congress' performance appears in a NYT paper as "HEALTH INDUSTRY SEES WISH LIST MADE INTO LAW"

PROBLEM: As we bow gratefully to this wonderful final year of the first century of film, let us hope it is not one of the final years of celluloid itself.

SOLUTION:
As we bow to this final year of the first film century, let us hope it is not one of the final years.