-- a retread story , bad writing , and the same old silliness 
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(ROOT (NP (NFP ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN ) (NN )) (, ) (NP (JJ ) (NN )) (, ) (CC ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (JJ ) (NN )))))