the whole affair , true story or not , feels incredibly hokey 
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(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (, ) (NP (NP (JJ ) (NN )) (CC ) (RB )) (, )) (VP (VBZ ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )))))