Detailed Instructions: 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: the barber and his apprentice tied me into the chair with a large number of stout lines and straps , and jammed a rag into my mouth "
A:
the ranch and the apprentice chained me up with lots of rope and cutters to the chair , and they put a rag in my mouth - '