Given an entity, a before event, an after event, and an attribute related to the entity, generate a sentence as output. Your sentence should show the changes in the attribute of the entity.
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Question: entity: makeup brush
before: clean
after: dirty
attr: cleanness

Answer: cleanness of makeup brush was clean before and dirty afterwards

Question: entity: quilt pieces
before: out of order
after: laid in order
attr: state

Answer: state of quilt pieces was out of order before and laid in order afterwards

Question: entity: the hired contractor
before: unknown to be licensed and insured in state
after: known to be licensed and insured in state
attr: step

Answer:
step of the hired contractor was unknown to be licensed and insured in the state before and known to be licensed and insured in the state afterwards