rich in shadowy metaphor and as sharp as a samurai sword 
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(ROOT (ADJP (ADJP (JJ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (JJ ) (NN )))) (CC ) (ADJP (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NN ) (NN ))))))