without a glimmer of intelligence or invention 
(ROOT (PP (IN without) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN glimmer)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN intelligence) (CC or) (NN invention))))))
(ROOT (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN ) (CC ) (NN ))))))