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Here is one long sentence. Split them into smaller sentences.
Like all living things, human beings also need food in order to live as every part of the body must get a steady supply of food so that it can work properly, but first the food eaten has to be broken down through a process called digestion so that it can dissolve in the blood and carried to all parts of the body.
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Like all living things, human beings need food to live. Every part of the body must get a steady ‘ supply of food. Only then it can work properly. First, the eaten food has to be broken down through digestion. The digested food dissolves into the blood. It is then carried to all parts of the body.
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