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In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
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The 2016 United States presidential election in Maine was held on November 8 , 2016 , as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated .
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The 2016 United States presidential election in Maine was held on 8 November 2016 .

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In marine sediments the biological production of methane , also termed methanogenesis , is generally confined to where sulfates are depleted , below the top layers .
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In marine sediments methane is produced when sulfates are low .

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It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula , with the nearest land mass being the Italian island of Sardinia to the immediate south .
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It is west of Italy , southeast of France , and north of the island of Sardinia .