(S (S (BASENP (DT The) (NN pair)) (VP (VP (VBD worked) (PP (IN in) (BASENP (DT a) (NN leprosy) (NN colony)))) (CC and) (VP (VBD met) (PP (IN wtih) (NP (BASENP (JJ destitute) (NNS miners)) (CC and) (BASENP (JJ indigenous) (NNS people))))))) (PERIOD .))