My own reading of the passage turns as much on the word pale as on bond , but the word limit set by the essay competition forced me to be rather elliptical.
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My discussion of the passage focused extensively on the words pale and bond, owing to the generous word limit.
( ( ( My discussion ) ( of ( the passage ) ) ) ( ( ( ( ( focused extensively ) ( on ( the ( words ( ( pale and ) bond ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( owing ( to ( the ( generous ( word limit ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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