Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
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Question: But that does not mean that such a square cannot exist.

Answer: Such a square can exist.

Question: Two popular venues for the performing arts are the Shanghai Center Theatre and the new Grand Theatre (Dajuyuan), Shanghai's answer to the Sydney Opera House.

Answer: 2 venues are the Shanghai Center Theatre & the Dajuyuan Grand Theatre, Shanghai's response to the Sydney Opera House.

Question: Then again nobody attending an open house to discuss legal aid funding and service issues in the state knew exactly what Thomas A. Balmer went through to give a speech on the subject.

Answer:
Nobody involved in legal aid funding and service issues in the state knew Thomas A. Balmer's struggle in giving a speech on the subject.