diff --git a/cs677/pa4/exampleSequences.txt b/cs677/pa4/exampleSequences.txt
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+S1 GTAG
+S2 GTAC
+S3 GTGG
+S4 GCGC
diff --git a/cs677/pa4/phyloSequences.txt b/cs677/pa4/phyloSequences.txt
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+S1 TGTCTCAAGG ACTAAGCCAT GCAAGTGTAA GTATAAGTAT
+S2 TGTCTATAGG ACTAAGCCAT GCAAGTGCAA GTATGAGTGA
+S3 TGTCTCAAAG ATTAAGCCAT GCATGTCTAA GTATAAACAT
+S4 TGTCTCAAGG ACTAAGCCAT GCAAGTGTAA GTATAAGTAT
+S5 TGTCTCAAGG ACTAAGCCAT GCAAGTGTAA GTATAAGTAT
+S6 TGTCTCAAGG ACTAAGCCAT GCAAGTGTAA GTATAAGTAT
+S7 TGTCTCAAGG ACTAAGCCAT GCAAGTGTAA GTATAAGTAT
+S8 TGTCTCAAGG ACTAAGCCAT GCAAGTGTAA GTATAAGTAT