Each of them was as tough as a thick tree and loyal to the death.
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(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT Each)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP them)))) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (ADJP (RB as) (JJ tough) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (JJ thick) (NN tree)))) (CC and) (ADJP (JJ loyal) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT the) (NN death)))))) (. .)))
They were loyal to their leader.
( They ( ( were ( loyal ( to ( their leader ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (JJ loyal) (PP (TO to) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN leader))))) (. .)))