cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory 
(ROOT (VP (VP (VBZ cheats) (PP (IN on) (NP (PRP itself)))) (CC and) (VP (NNS retreats) (PP (IN to) (NP (JJ comfortable) (NN territory))))))
(ROOT (VP (VP (VBZ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP )))) (CC ) (VP (NNS ) (PP (IN ) (NP (JJ ) (NN ))))))