The Thing That Should Not Be Metallica
THE THING THAT SHOULD NOT BE
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1986 Album MASTER OF PUPPETS)
Transcribed by Zac B. for www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk
0 0 [D5]x x x x 2 2 [E5]x x x x
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'James'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Kirk (dist.)'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'James(dist.)'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=116
[4/4] Gtr I
H.. E W +H.. E W +H.. E
|-------------|----------|--------------|----------|---------------| |-------------|----------|--------------|----------|---------------| |-------------|----------|--------------|----------|---------------| |-------------|----------|--------------|----------|---------------| |-----------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0--| |-----------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0--|
Gtr III
PM
Q. Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E Q. Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------| |-2----1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-|-2----1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-| |-2---------2---|-(2)--2---(2)---0-|-2---------2---|-(2)--2---(2)---0-|
H. Q +Q Q +Q. E H. Q +Q Q +Q. E
PM--| PM PM PM-----
E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E 4x
||-----------------|-------------------||-| ||o----------------|------------------o||-| ||--------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)------||-| ||--------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)------||-| ||o-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-o||-| ||--0-1-2------2---|------2---------0--||-| -------| PM| PM| PM--|
E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E
||-----------------|----------------------|| ||o----------------|---------------------o|| ||--------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)--------|| ||--------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)--------|| ||o-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-o|| ||--0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0--|| PM------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q S S E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------5---5--|----------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------5---5--|-6-------6---6--|-7-------7---7--|-4p0---------------| |-7-7-7-7---7----|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6--|-7-4-4-4-7-4-7--|-4p0-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-| |-7-7-7-7---7----|---3-3-3---3----|---4-4-4---4----|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|
$
Gtr II[D5]
W W W H.. E
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[/]
Gtr I
W +H.. E W +H.. E
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|| |----------|--------------|----------|--------------|| |----------|--------------|----------|--------------|| |-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)----------|| |-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|| |-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-||
1st,2nd Verse
[E5]W +H.. [D5]E [E5]E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtr I Gtr III
W +H.. E Q. Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2------1--------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)----0-| |-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2-------------2---|-(2)---2---(2)----0-|
H. Q +Q Q +Q. E
W W W H.. [D5]E
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[/]
Gtr I
PM--| PM PM PM------| PM PM PM
E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-----| |-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-----| |-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)---0-| |-0-1-2------2---|------2---------0-|-0-1-2------2---|-------2---------0-|
[E5]W +H.. [D5]E [E5]E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtr III
W +H.. E Q. Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2------1--------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)----0-| |-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2-------------2---|-(2)---2---(2)----0-|
H. Q +Q Q +Q. E
PM--| PM PM PM
E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------| |-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|---------5---5--|----------------| |-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|---------5---5--|-6-------6---6--| |-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-|-7-7-7-7---7----|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6--| |-0-1-2------2---|------2---------0-|-7-7-7-7---7----|---3-3-3---3----| PM------|
E E E E E E Q S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|-------------------|---------5---5--|----------------| |-7-------7---7--|-4p0---------------|---------5---5--|-6-------6---6--| |-7-4-4-4-7-4-7--|-4p0-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-7-7-7-7---7----|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6--| |---4-4-4---4----|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-7-7-7-7---7----|---3-3-3---3----| PM------| PM--|
E E E E E E Q S S E E E E E E E H H E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|-2----3----|-----------------| |-7-------7---7--|-4p0---------------|-2----3----|---6-6---6-------| |-7-4-4-4-7-4-7--|-4p0-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-0----1----|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-| |---4-4-4---4----|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-----------|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|
[2/4] [4/4]
PM------------| PM--|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|---------|-----------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------|-----------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------|-2----3----|-----------------| |-----------------|---6-6---|-2----3----|---6-6---6-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6-6-5-|-0----1----|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6-6-5-|-----------|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|
To Coda
[2/4] [4/4]
PM------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q E H H H Q. E
|-----------------|--------|-----------|-------------| |-----------------|--------|-----------|-------------| |-----------------|--------|-2----3----|------2------| |-----------------|---6----|-2----3----|-1----2------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6--5-|-0----1----|-1----0----0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6--5-|-----------|-1---------0-| PM--| PM PM PM------| PM PM PM
E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----| |-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----| |-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-| |-0-1-2------2---|------2---------0-|-0-1-2------2---|------2---------0-|
D.S. al Coda
PM--| PM| PM| PM----------| PM| PM| PM--|
E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|| |----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|| |-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|| |-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|| |-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-|| |-0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0-|-0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0-||
&
Gtr II
W H Q. S S
|-----------|---------------7h10-|| |-----------|--------------------|| |-----------|--------------------|| |-----------|--------------------|| |-----------|--------------------|| |-----------|--------------------||
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| Gtr III
| H H +H E E E E
|-----------|--------------------|| |-----------|--------------------|| |------2----|-(2)----------------|| |-1----2----|-(2)-------6-6------|| |-1----0----|-(0)----5--6-6-5----|| |-1---------|--------5--6-6-5----||
Guitar Solo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-7tr10-7tr10-9tr6-8tr5-7tr4-6tr3-5tr2-4tr1-| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-6-----------------------------------------| |-6-----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----| |-6-----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E Q. +Q S S S S
|-3tr0---------------------10-10-10-10-| |------/17b19======(17)r---------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |------------------------6--6----------| |-0------0-----0-0---5---6--6-----5----| |-0------0-----0-0---5---6--6-----5----| |----------------------------------16:8------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--6-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0----| |--6-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0----|
~~~~
|---------7---------| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S E +Q. +E
|-10-14p11p10---14p11p10-14p11p10-----------------------| |---------------------------------13b16r(13)-----(13)\--| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------6-6--------| |--0----------0-----------0--------0------5--6-6---5----| |--0----------0-----------0--------0------5--6-6---5----|
S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S S
|--------------9-10--9h10p=9-------------------------| |--------9-10----------------10--9-------------------| |--9h10----------------------------11-10-------------| |----------------------------------------12-11--8--7-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S S
|-------------12-14-12h14p12-------------------------| |-------13-14----------------14-13-------------------| |-13h14----------------------------15-14-11-10-------| |--6-------------------------------------------12-11-| |--6-----0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0-----0----| |--6-----0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0-----0----|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
~~~~~~
a E. S +H +Q
|----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-8h9----8-(8)-------(8)\----| |----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |------------------6--6------| |---0--0----0--0-5-6--6---5--| |---0--0----0--0-5-6--6---5--|
\3.5 \1.5____________________
|---------7---------| |-----------7-----------|
H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------14p11p10-14p==11p10-14p11p10-----14p11p==10-14p11p| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-0------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-6------------------------------------------------------------| |-6----0-0-0--0----------0-----------0--------------0----------| |-6----0-0-0--0----------0-----------0--------------0----------|
\3.5 \3.25/
~~~~~~~~~
|----------7-----------| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S +E Q +Q
|-10-14p11p10------14p11p10-14p11p10-(10)-------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------12---(12)-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------6---6------| |--0-------------0-----------0---------0-------5-6---6--5---| |--0-------------0-----------0---------0-------5-6---6--5---|
~~~~
+H. Q W W W
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |-(12)-----------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
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| PM-----------------------------------| PM------------|
| E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E H H E E E E S S E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |---2------------------|-2-----------------|-2----3----|-2------------------| |---2------------------|-2-----------------|-2----3----|-2------------------| |---0------0-1-0---1-0-|-0-----0-3-1-0-1-0-|-0----1----|-0-----0-5-1-0-1-0--| |------3-5-------3-----|---3-5-------------|-----------|---3-5--------------|
Gtr III
PM--| PM| PM| PM--|
H H H Q. E E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-----------|-------------||----------------|---------------------| |-----------|-------------||----------------|---------------------| |-2----3----|------2------||-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------| |-2----3----|-1----2------||-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------| |-0----1----|-1----0----0-||-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-| |-----------|-1---------0-||-0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0-| PM--| PM| PM| PM----------| PM| PM| PM--|
E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------| |-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------| |-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------| |-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-| |-0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0-|-0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0-|
W W W W
PM--| PM| PM| PM--|
E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E W +H.. E
|----------------|---------------------||----------|--------------| |----------------|---------------------||----------|--------------| |-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------||----------|--------------| |-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------||-2--------|-(2)--------0-| |-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-||-2--------|-(2)--------0-| |-0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0-||-2--------|-(2)--------0-|
3rd Verse
Gtr II[D5] [E5] [D5]
W H.. E W +H.. E
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Gtr I
W +H.. E W +H.. E
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------| |----------|--------------|----------|--------------| |----------|--------------|----------|--------------| |-2--------|-(2)----------|----------|--------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-| |-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|
[E5]E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q W W
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtr III
PM--| PM PM PM
Q. Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----| |-------------------|--------------------|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----| |-2------1--------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)----0-|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-| |-2-------------2---|-(2)---2---(2)----0-|-0-1-2------2---|------2---------0-|
H. Q +Q Q +Q. E
W H.. [D5]E [E5]W +H.. [D5]E
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[/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtr I
PM--| PM PM PM
E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E W +H.. E
|----------------|-------------------|----------|--------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------|--------------| |-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-----|----------|--------------| |-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-----|----------|--------------| |-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)---0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-| |-0-1-2------2---|-------2---------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|
[E5]E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q W W
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Gtr III
PM--| PM PM PM
Q. Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----| |-------------------|--------------------|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----| |-2------1--------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)----0-|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-| |-2-------------2---|-(2)---2---(2)----0-|-0-1-2------2---|------2---------0-|
H. Q +Q Q +Q. E
PM------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q S S E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------5---5--|----------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------5---5--|-6-------6---6--|-7-------7---7--|-4p0---------------| |-7-7-7-7---7----|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6--|-7-4-4-4-7-4-7--|-4p0-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-| |-7-7-7-7---7----|---3-3-3---3----|---4-4-4---4----|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-0-| PM------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q S S E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------5---5--|----------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------5---5--|-6-------6---6--|-7-------7---7--|-4p0---------------| |-7-7-7-7---7----|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6--|-7-4-4-4-7-4-7--|-4p0-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-| |-7-7-7-7---7----|---3-3-3---3----|---4-4-4---4----|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|
[2/4] [4/4]
PM--------------------|
[B] [B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [B]
|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-----------| |-----------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-----------| |-2----3----|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-2----3----| |-2----3----|---6-6---6-------|-----------------|---6-6---|-2----3----| |-0----1----|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6-6-5-|-0----1----| |-----------|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6-6-5-|-----------|
[2/4] [4/4]
PM--------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [B] [B] [B]
|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-----------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------|-----------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------|-2----3----|------2----| |---6-6---6-------|-----------------|---6-6---|-2----3----|-1----2----| |-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6-6-5-|-0----1----|-1----0----| |-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6-6-5-|-----------|-1---------|
Outro
PM------------| PM--------------------|
E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 6x
|-------------------||------------------|------------------|| |-------------------||o-----------------|-----------------o|| |-2-----------------||------------------|------------------|| |-2-----------------||----6-6---6-------|------------------|| |-0-----0-5-1-0-1-0-||o-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o|| |---3-5-------------||--5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
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