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there is a pretty wide range of sample texts. I can do pretty decent on many of them, but there are some with tons of punctuation.

here's one example:

'Once, upon, a, time, there, was, a, woman, called, Rice, Pudding, and, -', 'One, moment,', said, the, Chief, of, the, Secret, Police:, 'Rice, Pudding?', 'Yes., And, one, day, she, was, sitting, at, her, window, -', 'Rice, Pudding?', said, the, Chief, of, Police, warningly., 'It, was, a, long, time, ago,', said, the, storyteller, defensively., 'Very, well., Proceed.', 'And, suddenly, she, saw,, down, in, the, street, below,, a, dervish, looking, very, important, and, wearing, round, his, neck, a, huge, necklace, made, of, the, spouts, off, clay, water, jars, strung, together, like, beads., "What, do, you, have, for, sale?", she, called, down, to, him., "Names,", he, said., "How, much, does, a, name, cost?", "A, hundred, piastres.", Now, -'

tons of punctuation in that one, yet look at another example:

In, the, second, century, of, the, Christian, Aera,, the, empire, of, Rome, comprehended, the, fairest, part, of, the, earth,, and, the, most, civilized, portion, of, mankind., The, frontiers, of, that, extensive, monarchy, were, guarded, by, ancient, renown, and, disciplined, valor., The, gentle, but, powerful, influence, of, laws, and, manners, had, gradually, cemented, the, union, of, the, provinces., Their, peaceful, inhabitants, enjoyed, and, abused, the, advantages, of, wealth, and, luxury., The, image, of, a, free, constitution, was, preserved, with, decent, reverence:, the, Roman, senate, appeared, to, possess, the, sovereign, authority,, and, devolved, on, the, emperors, all, the, executive, powers, of, government.

so much easier!