ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period 
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(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ ) (NP (PRP )) (ADVP (RB )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (NN )) (CC ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NN )))))))))