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Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction. How cruel Shylock was to demand his pound of flesh! (Begin: It was cruel………………….)

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Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.

How cruel Shylock was to demand his pound of flesh!
(Begin: It was cruel………………….) 

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It was cruel of Shylock to demand his pound of flesh. 

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