In the beginning, there was simply the event and its consequences.
1	In	in	ADP	_	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DEF	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	beginning	begin	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	Comma	_	3	punct	_	_
5	there	there	PRON	EX	_	6	expl	_	_
6	was	be	VERB	PAST	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	simply	simply	ADV	_	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DEF	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	event	event	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	_	12	cc	_	_
11	its	it	PRON	SG-GEN	Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	consequences	consequence	NOUN	PL-NOM	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	Period	_	6	punct	_	_
