it equals the original and in some ways even betters it 
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VP (VBZ equals) (NP (DT the) (JJ original))) (CC and) (VP (PP (IN in) (NP (DT some) (NNS ways))) (ADVP (RB even)) (VP (NNS betters) (NP (PRP it)))))))
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ))) (CC ) (VP (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NNS ))) (ADVP (RB )) (VP (NNS ) (NP (PRP )))))))