( There ( ( are ( spots ( in ( ( the interior ) ( that ( ( combine ( characteristics ( of ( salt marshes ) ) ) ) ( with ( alkali sinks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (NNS spots)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN interior)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP combine) (NP (NP (NNS characteristics)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN salt) (NNS marshes)))) (PP (IN with) (NP (JJ alkali) (NNS sinks)))))))))) (. .)))
There are spots in the interior that combine characteristics of salt marshes with alkali sinks.
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