《明史·列传·卷九十九》
他因病回到家乡，不久又回到原任。
谢病归，顷之还故任。
He returned to his hometown due to illness, but soon returned to his original position.
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 谢病归，顷之还故任。 [/INST] He returned to his hometown due to illness, but soon returned to his original position.</s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 谢病归，顷之还故任。
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He returned to his hometown due to illness, but soon returned to his original position.
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