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Blackest Eyes
Trains
Lips of Ashes
Sound of Muzak
Gravity Eyelids
Wedding Nails
Prodigal
.3
The Creator Has a Mastertape
Heartattack in a Layby
Strip the Soul
Collapse the Light Into Earth

Drown With Me
Chloroform
Futile


Blackest Eyes
Drop D
Intro
E---|--------------------------|                         |--------------------------|
B---|--------------------------|                         |--------------------------|
G---|--------------------------|repeat few times         |--------------------------|
D---|------0-------------0-0---|and then mix with this   |------0------------0-0----|
A---|--------------------------|                         |------5------------5-5----|
D---|--0-0-------0-0--0--------|                         |--0-0-------0-0--0--------|

Main Riff(heavy)
E--------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
B--------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
G--------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
D---3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0--|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
A---3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0--|-----5~~~-----|-----4~~~-----|-----3~~~----|---0-5---------|
D---3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0--|-----------0--|--------------|-0-----------|-0-------------|

E--------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
B--------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
G--------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
D---3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0--|--------------|--------------|-------------|---3-----------|
A---3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0--|-----5~~~-----|-----4~~~-----|-----3~~~----|---3-----------|
D---3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0--|-----------0--|--------------|-0-----------|-0-3-----------|

E--------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
B--------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
G--------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
D---3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0--|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
A---3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0--|-----5~~~-----|-----4~~~-----|-----3~~~----|---0-5---------|
D---3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0--|-----------0--|--------------|-0-----------|-0-------------|

E--------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
B--------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
G--------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
D---3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0--|--------------|--------------|-------------|---3-----------|
A---3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0--|-----5~~~-----|-----4~~~-----|-----3~~~----|---3-----------|
D---3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0--|-----------0--|--------------|-0-----------|-0-3-----------|

E--------------------|-----------------------|------------------|        |---------------|
B--------------------|*----------------------|-----------------*|        |---------------|
G--------------------|-----------------------|------------------|repeat  |---------------|
D---3-2-0-3-2-0-3----|--0--0-3--3-5--5-6--6--|------------------|3 times |---------------|
A---3-2-0-3-2-0-3----|*-0--0-3--3-5--5-6--6--|---5p0---3p0-----*|        |--5------------|
D---3-2-0-3-2-0-3----|--0--0-3--3-5--5-6--6--|-0-----0-----5-3--|        |-0-------------|

Verse 1 (Clean)
E|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|          |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
B|*-0--|--0--|--3--|--2-*|          |--0--|--0--|--3--|--3--|
G|--5--|--5--|--2--|--2--| repeat   |--5--|--5--|--2--|--2--|
D|--5--|--5--|--0--|--2--| 3 times  |--5--|--5--|--0--|--0--|
A|*-3--|--2--|--0--|--0-*|          |--3--|--2--|--0--|--0--|
D|--3--|--2--|--0--|--0--|          |--3--|--2--|--0--|--0--|

Chorus
E|--0--|--0--|         |--5--|--8---10--|
B|*-2--|--0-*|         |--5--|--8---10--|
G|--2--|--0--|

Trains
Trains - Note; this song contains at least 4 guitars and a banjo so this tab is limited to what it is possible to play with one guitar, but with the solo also included. The one guitar is an acoustic with capo on 5th fret.
A full powertabs made version with every part is available somewhere if you want it.

INTRO 						1
						1
Train set and match spied under the blind			1
						1
Shiny and contoured the railway winds			1
						1
And I've heard the sound from my cousin's bed		1
The hiss of the train at the railway head			2
						1
Always the summers are slipping away			3
						1
*explodes*					1
						1
A 60 ton angel falls to the earth				1
						1
A pile of old metal, a radiant blur			1
						1
Scars in the country, the summer and her			2
						1
Always the summers are slipping away			3
Find me a way for making it stay			3

*solo*						solo

When I hear the engine pass				3
I'm kissing you wide
The hissing subsides
I'm in luck

When the evening reaches here			3
You're tying me up
I'm dying of love
It's OK

la da....						1x2 								then 2 then 1

*banjo section*

When I hear the engine pass				3
I'm kissing you wide
The hissing subsides
I'm in luck

When the evening reaches here			3
You're tying me up
I'm dying of love
It's OK
						1 from now on
*explodes*

Always the summers are slipping away
Find me a way for making it stay

Always the summers are slipping away
Always the summers are slipping away

THE END


1 = [Dsus2] - [C] - [Dsus2] - [Em] 
* Hammer these chords on, an open string strum, then hammer on.

2 = [C]-[A7]-[Am7]-[Em]

3 = [A]-[Am]-[C]-[Cmaj7]        [D]-[A]-[C]-[Cmaj7]

solo (needs a second guitar[/ist] with no capo) = 
|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------5------5---------4-|
|-------------------|-------5-5-5h7-7-7-----7-5-----(<5>)---|
|---------------3h5-|--5s=7---------------------------------|
|-3h5-------3h5-----|---------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-(4)----------------------------------|
|-----5---5-5s7------------------------|
|----------------5--0-3------------3-5-|
|----------------------------5---5-----|

|---------------------------------------|---------------------------7---10---8-|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------8--------------|
|---------------------------------5-7-7-|-(7)-5-7-7s9-9--9--9-9----------------|
|-----------------------------5-7-------|--------------------------------------|
|-(5)---5-x-5b7r(5)-3-5--5s=7-----------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

|-(8) -7--------------8-----7------8----7-------|
|-------8-10-(10)-10---10-----8-----10---8-10--|
|-------------------------------x--------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|---------8----7-------------------------|
|-(10)-10---10---8-----------------------|
|-------------------9----9s(7)-5-7-4-5-5-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|------------------||
|------------------------------------|------------------||
|-(5)-4-----4--5-7-4--5--4---4-------|------------------||
|-------5-7----------------7---5-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7---5----||
|------------------------------------|------------------||
|------------------------------------|------------------||

Lips of Ashes
Let ring throughout        
E|---------0------------|
B|-----7-------7--------|
G|-------0--------0---0-|repeat through verse
D|---5-------5------5---|
A|----------------------|
e|-0--------------------|

E|---------0------------|---------0-------------|---------0------------|
B|-----3-------3--------|-----3-----3-----------|------3------3--------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0--|---0---0-----0----0----|---0---0---0---0---0--|
D|-----------------2----|----------------2------|-----------------2----|
A|-3--------------------|-2---------------------|-2--------------------|
e|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

|--------0--------------|
|-----3------3----------|
|---0---0---0---0-------|
|------------------2----|
|-2---------------------|
|--------------------3--|

E|---------0------------|
B|-----7-------7--------|
G|-------0--------0---0-|
D|---5-------5------5---|
A|----------------------|
e|-0--------------------|

E|---------0------------|---------0-----------|--------0------------|
B|-----3-------3--------|-----0-------0-------|-----0------0--------|
G|---0---0---0---0------|---2---2---2---2-----|---2---2--2---2------|
D|----------------------|-----------------2---|---------------------|
A|2----------------2--2-|-0-------------------|---------------------|
e|----------------------|-------------------0-|-1--------------1--1-|

E|---------0------------|
B|-----7-------7--------|
G|-------0--------0---0-|
D|---5-------5------5---|
A|----------------------|
e|-0--------------------|

E|---------0------------|---------0------------|--------0------------|
B|-----3--------3-------|-----3-------3--------|-----0------0--------|
G|---0---0---0---0------|---0---0---0---0------|---2---2--2---2------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|etc
A|-2---------------2--5-|-4---------------4-2--|---------------------|
e|----------------------|---------------------0|-1--------------1--1-|

solo

chords under electric
Bm / A2 / Fmaj7 / Em

E|--------------------------|-------------------------
B|-----3\2------------------|-----3/5---5/7--5-5--5-5-
G|-2/4-----2----------------|-2/4-----6---------------
D|-----------2--2/4---5p4\2-|-------------------------
A|--------------------------|-------------------------
e|--------------------------|-------------------------

|-----5---5----------5------------------------
|-5/7---5---5\3--3-3---3\2--------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|--------------------------7\5--5----5--7p5\4-
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------

|--------------------5/7-7h8--7\3--------
|---------5\3--2---5--------------3--3/5-
|-----7\6--------2-----------------------
|-4/9------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------

|----12----------------------------------------------------------------
|-12----12-12/15-14-10/12-10/12-12-------------------------------------
|----------------------------------9/11-9-9-7/9-9h10p9-7-----------7---
|--------------------------------------------------------5-5/7-9-9---9-
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|-----------------------------------------
|-3/5-5/7---------------------------------
|---------7-7/9-6-------------------------
|-----------------7-----------------------
|-------------------7--7--7-5-7-7hp7--5\2-
|-----------------------------------------

Sound of Muzak
Drop D

7/4
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------------------0--------|
D|-----0----0------0---0--1-0-|
A|---0-----3-----1------1-----|
d|0------03---1---------------|

Chorus

Dsus9 / Dm9 / C+9 / Bb
(XX0230) (XX0560) (X32033) (X10011)

pre-solo (and under)
|-------------------3--10------|
|-----3----3------3---3--3-----|
|---2-----2-----0----------0---|
|0------03-------------------2-|
|------------3-----------------|
|------------------------------|

Gravity Eyelids
verses:

x79900 (when singing 022100 will work too)
002200
133211
113311

chorus:

446650
x32030 (imaginably x32033)
x10011 (may be 113311)
466544

E|----------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------------------| x2
A|---7-5--------5-------|---7-5-------5----------7-5-------|
E|-0----6---5-6---6--5-3|-0----6---5-6--6--5-3--0----5-6-5-|

E|----------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------------|---------------------------|
G|----------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------------------| x8 last 4 w/ crazy 
A|---7-5--------5-------|-2-2-2--5-7-7-----7-5------| solo
E|-0----6---5-6---6--5-3|-0-0-0--3-5-5---0----5-6-5-|

E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-14-14---11-11--10-10—-8-8|-14-14---11-11--10-10—-8--3| x2
A|-14-14---11-11--10-10—-8-8|-14-14---11-11--10-10—-8--3|
E|-12-12---9--9---8--8---6-6|-12-12---9--9---8--8---6--1|

E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-14-14---11-11--10-10—-8-8|-14-14---11-11--10-10—-8--8| 
A|-14-14---11-11--10-10—-8-8|-14-14---11-11--10-10—-8--8|
E|-12-12---9--9---8--8---6-6|-12-12---9--9---8--8---6--6|

Wedding Nails
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|---7-7-5---5---5---5-7-|---7-7-5---5---5---5----|
|-0-------6---6---6-----|-0-------6---6---6------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|

|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------6--|----------------|
|---7-7-5---5---5---5-7-|---7-7-5---5---5----|-2-3-6-5-8-7----|
|-0-------6---6---6-----|-0-------6---6------|-2-3-6-5-8-7----|
|-----------------------|--------------------|-0-1-4-3-6-5----|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-11-11-11-10-10-10-11-11-11---14-14-14--15-15-15---14-14-14-15-15-15-
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--8--8--8--7--7--7--8--8--8---11-11-11--12-12-12---11-11-11-12-12-12-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17-17-17-18-18-18-17-17-17-18-18-18--15--15--16-16-15--15-16--16-15----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-14-14-15-15-15-14-14-14-15-15-15--12--12--13-13-12--12-13--13-12----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------10----|
|-----------------------------------------------7-7p-h8-7p---0---8-------|
|-9-10--------9-10-----------9-10-----9-10-----------------8---7---------|
|------11--11------11--11-11-------11------11----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------10----|
|--------------------------------------------7-7p-h8-7p----0---8-------|
|-9-10--------9-10-----------9-10-----6-8-6-------------8----7---------|
|------11--11------11--11-11------11-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-3-6-5-8-7--2-3-6-5-8-7--6-5-3--2-3-6-5-8-7--2-3-6-5--8-7-6-5--|
|-2-3-6-5-8-7--2-3-6-5-8-7--6-5-3--2-3-6-5-8-7--2-3-6-5--8-7-6-5--|
|-0-1-4-3-6-5--0-1-4-3-6-5--4-3-1--0-1-4-3-6-5--0-1-4-3--6-5-4-3--|

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-9-10-9-10--13-14-13-14--16-17-16-17--14-15-14-15----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-6--7-6--7--10-11-10-11--13-14-13-14--11-12-11-12----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------9----|
|-----------------------------------6-6-7-6-------7------|
|-6-7------6-7--------6-7----6-7------------7---6--------|
|-----9--9-----9--9-9-----9------9------------9----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------9----|
|-----------------------------------6-6-7-6-------7------|
|-6-7------6-7--------6-7----5-7-5----------7---6--------|
|-----9--9-----9--9-9-----9-------------------9----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------7-6--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------7-6--|
|-----------2---------------2----------------2--------------2-5-4--|
|-4-4-2-4-2----2-3--4-4-2-4---2-3--4-4-2-4-2---2-3--4-4-2-4--------|

Prodigal
Verse

D / F#m / F

Chorus

Fmaj7 / Cmaj7 / Fmaj7 / Cmaj7 / Bb / Asus4 / A

Bridge (middle section)

( D, D/F(sus4), D/G D/C ) x 4, then Bm, Bb, then back to verse loop for solo

.3
-0-0-0-1-
-3-6-3-1-
-2-5-0-0-
-0-0-2-0-
-----3-1-
---------

Heartattack in a Layby
Drop D tuning 

Verses 
E|----4---4--5----2-----------------------|
B|----2---2--2----2------2-----------2----|
G|----2-2-2--2----2--------2-------2---2--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
D|--4----------------4--------0h4---------|
I pull off the road

3X . 
E|----4---7---2--------------------------|
B|----2-------2---------2---------2------|
G|----2-------2-----------2-----2---2----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|--4---------------4-------0h4----------|
East of Baldock and Ashford

3X . 
E|-------4--5----2----------------------|
B|-------3--3----3-----3-----------3----|
G|-------2--2----2-------2-------2---2--|
D|-------0--0----0----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--0---------------0--------0----------|
Feeling for my cell

3X . 
E|-------4--7---2--------------------|
B|-------3------3-----3--------3-----|
G|-------2------2-------2----2---2---|
D|-------0------0--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|--0--------------0------0----------|
In the light from the dashboard

Chorus (not sure what to call it!)
E|----4---4--5----2-----------------------|
B|----2---2--2----2------2-----------2----|
G|----2-2-2--2----2--------2-------2---2--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
D|--4----------------4--------0h4---------|
Lighting up a smoke

3X . 
E|----4---7---2----------------------|
B|----2-------2----------2-----2-----|
G|----2-------2----------2-------2---|
D|--------------------2--------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|--2--------------4--------4--------|
I've got this feeling inside me

3X . 
E|-----7--9-------------------------|
B|-----7----9-------9----------9----|
G|-----7----7-----7---7------7---7--|
D|--0-------0---0---------0h7-------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
Don't feel too good

3X sl. 
E|-----9--10/12--10----------9------|
B|-----7---------7-------------7----|
G|-----7---------7---------7--------|
D|--0------------0-----0h7----------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|

3X . 
E|-----7--9-------------------------|
B|-----7----9-------9----------9----|
G|-----7----7-----7---7------7---7--|
D|--0-------0---0--------0h7--------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

let ring 
E|-------------4--------------4-----|
B|----------3--------------2--------|
G|-------2--------------2-----------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|---4---------------4--------------|


Bass riff for figure 1
3X 3X
E|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|
G|----------4-------|----------4--------|
D|-------4-----4----|------4------4-----|
A|------------------|-------------------|
D|--0h4-------------|---0---------------|
Strip The Soul
Drop-D tuning

e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------        BASS FIGURE
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
D|-0-3-5-0-5-3-0-3--5--0-3-0-3-5-

                1.2.3.                        4.
e|-------------------        -------------------
B|-------------------        -------------------
G|-------------------        ------------------- PRE-
D|-0-0--7\-0-0---7\--        -0-0--7\-0-0---10-- CHORUS
A|-0-0--7\-0-0---7\--        -0-0--7\-0-0---10--
D|-0-0--7\-0-0---7\--        -0-0--7\-0-0---10--

e|--------------------------
B|--------------------------
G|--------------------------        CHORUS
D|-0---0-0-7\(5)5/(7)--10---
A|-0---0-0-7\(5)5/(7)--10---
D|-0---0-0-7\(5)5/(7)--10---
Collapse the Light Into Earth
Bm X24432
C X3555X
G 355433
Dsus4 XX0233
D XX0232


Drown With Me
Verse:
-0-0-0--0-0-
-0-0-0--0-0-
-8-2-4--9-3-
-9-4-5-10-4-
-9-4-5-10-4-
-7---3--8-2-

Chrus:
-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-
-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-
-1--9-4-11-6--9-3-
-2-10-5-12-7-10-4-
-2-10-5-12-7-10-4-
-0--8-3-10-5--8-2-
Futile
Intro:
E---|-------------|------------|-------------|
B---|-------------|------------|-------------|
G---|--------5----|-------5----|--------5----|
D---|--0--0--4--0-|-0--0--4--0-|-0--0-0-4-0--|        X5
A---|--0--0--3--0-|-0--0--3--0-|-0--0-0-3-0--|
D---|--0--0--4--0-|-0--0--4--0-|-0--0-0-4-0--| 

E---|---------|------------|---------------|------|----------------|------------|
B---|---------|------------|---------------|------|----------------|------------|
G---|-------5-|--------5---|-----------5---|----5-|--------------5-|-------5----|
D---|--0--0-4-|--0--0--4-0-|-0--0--0-0-4-0-|-0--4-|-0--0--0--0-0-4-|-0--0--4--0-|
A---|--0--0-3-|--0--0--3-0-|-0--0--0-0-3-0-|-0--3-|-0--0--0--0-0-3-|-0--0--3--0-|
D---|--0--0-4-|--0--0--4-0-|-0--0--0-0-4-0-|-0--4-|-0--0--0--0-0-4-|-0--0--4--0-| 

E---|---------|                |----------|
B---|---------|                |----------|
G---|---5p-5p-| X5             |----------|
D---|---4p-4p-|                |----------|
A---|---3--3--|                |------1---|
D---|---4--4--|                |-1------1-|

E---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| X3
A---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------1---|
D---|-0---6~--7~--6~-|-0---6~--7~--6~-|-0---6~--7~--6~-|-0---6---1-----1-|

E---|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
B---|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
G---|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
D---|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
A---|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
D---|-0---6~--7~--6~-|-0---6~--7~--6~-|-0---6~--7~--6~-|-0---6--|


Verse:
E---|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B---|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G---|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D---|----12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-| X4
A---|-10h12-12-12-12-|-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-|
D---|--0--0--0--0--0-|-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-|--9--9--9--9-|

Prechorus:
E---|---|---|---|---|
B---|-6-|-5-|-3-|---|
G---|-5-|-4-|-2-|---|
D---|-3-|-2-|-0-|---| X2
A---|-3-|-2-|-0-|---|
D---|-3-|-2-|-0-|---|

Chorus:
E---|-----------|-------------|------------|------------|--------|
B---|-----------|-------------|------------|------------|--------|
G---|-----------|-------------|------------|------------|----7-7-|
D---|-0---6---7-|-0---6---7-7-|-0--6--7--6-|-0--2--3--2-|-0--7-7-|
A---|-0---6---7-|-0---6---7-7-|-0--6--7--6-|-0--2--3--2-|-0--5-5-|
D---|-0---6---7-|-0---6---7-7-|-0--6--7--6-|-0--2--3--2-|-0------|

Instrumental part:
E---|---10------8------7------7-----5-----5-----3-----3-----1-----0-------------------|
B---|------10-----10-----10-----9-----8-----7-----6-----5-----3-----1---3-------------|
G---|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-----0---0-|
D---|-0-------0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-3---2---| X4
A---|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|