, builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with 
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(ROOT (S (, ) (VP (VBZ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT )) (S (VP (VBZ ) (NP (NP (ADJP (JJ ) (JJR )) (NNS )) (SBAR (IN ) (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBD ) (PP (IN ))))))))))))))