It was like looking into a mirror, except infinitely more realistic.
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Looking at my daughter was like looking in a mirror.
( ( Looking ( at ( my daughter ) ) ) ( ( was ( like ( looking ( in ( a mirror ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBG Looking) (PP (IN at) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN daughter))))) (VP (VBD was) (PP (IN like) (S (VP (VBG looking) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NN mirror))))))) (. .)))