the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past 
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(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (NNS )) (ADJP (JJ ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VP (VB ) (ADVP (RB ))) (CC ) (VP (VB ) (S (VP (VBG ) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NN ))))))))))))