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: marsh heard her footsteps as she moved toward joshua .

A: marsh heard footsteps , apparently going to joshua .
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Q: hey , listen , flor , if you 're tired ... or you want to play , just ... let her sleep here tonight .

A: if you 're tired , flor , or if you want to talk , he can sleep here .
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Q: hey , you wanted to shield us from the life-form scanners .

A:
hey , you want to shield us from the scanners of life forms .
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