Watching a coast as it slips by the ship is like thinking about an enigma.
1	Watching	watch	VERB	ING	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	IND-SG	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	coast	coast	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	_	_	6	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PERS-SG	_	6	nsubj	_	_
6	slips	slip	VERB	PRES	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	_	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DEF	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ship	ship	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	is	be	VERB	PRES	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	_	_	12	mark	_	_
12	thinking	think	VERB	ING	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	_	_	15	case	_	_
14	an	an	DET	IND-SG	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	enigma	enigma	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	Period	_	10	punct	_	_
