If you find the new LJ-cuts as offensive as I do, go to the customize journal page and post this code into the custom css box.

.ljcut-link { color:transparent; margin-left:-25px; }
.ljcut-link:before { content:"( "; color:#000000; padding-left:25px; }
.ljcut-link:after { content:" )"; color:#000000; }
.ljcut-link a { margin-left:-25px; }

Replace #000000 with the hex code for the font color used in your journal style.