Bummer! Whoops looks like you didn't censor the words (2a). mCensoredWords contains 'dork', but it made it past somehow.

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Prompter prompt = new Prompter();
    String story = prompt.promptForStory();
    Template tmpl = new Template(story);
    prompt.run(tmpl);
}

public Prompter() {
    mReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
    loadCensoredWords();
}

private void loadCensoredWords() {
    mCensoredWords = new HashSet<String>();
    Path file = Paths.get("resources", "censored_words.txt");
    List<String> words = null;
    try {
        words = Files.readAllLines(file);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        System.out.println("Couldn't load censored words");
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    mCensoredWords.addAll(words);
}

public void run(Template tmpl) {
    List<String> results = null;
    try {
        results = promptForWords(tmpl);
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
        System.out.println("There was a problem prompting for words");
        ioe.printStackTrace();
        System.exit(0);
    }
    String newResults = tmpl.render(results);
    System.out.printf("Your TreeStory:%n%n%s", newResults);
}

/**
 * Prompts user for each of the blanks
 *
 * @param tmpl The compiled template
 * @return
 * @throws IOException
 */
public List<String> promptForWords(Template tmpl) throws IOException {
    List<String> words = new ArrayList<String>();
    for (String phrase : tmpl.getPlaceHolders()) {
        String word = promptForWord(phrase);
        words.add(word);
    }
    return words;
}

public String promptForStory() {
    //System.out.printf("Example: Thanks __name__ for helping me out.  You are really a __adjective__ __noun__ and I owe you a __noun__.%n");
    System.out.printf("Make sure name, adjective and noun have 2 __ before and after.%n");
    System.out.printf("Enter a new Story: ");
    String story = null;
    try {
        story = mReader.readLine();
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
        System.out.println("There was a problem with prompting for story");
        ioe.printStackTrace();
        System.exit(0);
    }
    return story;
}

/**
 * Prompts the user for the answer to the fill in the blank.  Value is guaranteed to be not in the censored words list.
 *
 * @param phrase The word that the user should be prompted.  eg: adjective, proper noun, name
 * @return What the user responded
 */
public String promptForWord(String phrase) {
    String word = null;
    do {
        System.out.printf("Enter a new '%s' Word to complete Story: ", phrase);
        try {
            word = mReader.readLine();
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            System.out.println("There was a problem with prompting for word%n");
            ioe.printStackTrace();
            System.exit(0);
        }
        if (mCensoredWords.contains(word.toLowerCase())) {
            System.out.printf("You entered a censored word '%s' Please try again%n%n", word);
        }
    } while (mCensoredWords.contains(word.toLowerCase()));

    return word;
}