like a bad improvisation exercise , the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives , loves and the art they 're struggling to create . 
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(ROOT (S (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ) (NN ))) (, ) (NP (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (VBN )) (NNS )) (VP (VBP ) (PRT (RP )) (ADVP (RB )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (PRP$ ) (NNS )) (, ) (NP (NNS )) (CC ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBP ) (VP (VBG ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB )))))))))))) (. )))