statements and dime-store ruminations 
(ROOT (NP (NML (NML (NNS statements)) (CC and) (NML (NN dime) (HYPH -) (NN store))) (NNS ruminations)))
(ROOT (NP (NML (NML (NNS )) (CC ) (NML (NN ) (HYPH ) (NN ))) (NNS )))