Definition: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
Input: I have lately been reading accounts of the exploration of the western and northwestern deserts of Australia in the 1870s and I have become very aware of the effect absent necessities might have on the frequency of particular items in discourse.
Output:
Lately I've been reading about exploration of Australia's western and northwestern deserts in the 1870s, and I've noticed how often absent necessities are noted in the accounts.