RecursionError on segment call about python-wordsegment HOT 6 OPEN

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In [1]: import wordsegment

In [2]: wordsegment.load()

In [3]: text = "The article went on to say, “For in the pizza shops rich and poor harmoniously congregate; they are the only places where 
   ...: the members of Neapolitan aristocracy—far haughtier than those of any other part of Italy—may be seen (eating) their favorite deli
   ...: cacy side by side with their own coachmen and valets and barbers.”"
   ...: 

In [4]: wordsegment.segment(text)
Out[4]: 
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