the locale ... remains far more interesting than the story at hand . 
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(ROOT (S (NP (DT ) (NN )) (, ) (VP (VBZ ) (ADJP (ADJP (ADVP (RB ) (RBR )) (JJ )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN ))))))) (. )))