takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it . 
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(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ) (CC ) (NN )))) (HYPH ) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP ))))) (. )))