In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.

during and after the thirty years ' war , soest suffered a tremendous loss of both population and influence ; at the lowest point in 1756 it had only 3,600 citizens.
during and after the thirty year 's war , soest experienced a loss of population and influence , most notably in 1756 when it had only 3,600 citizens.