diff --git a/Misc/Node.java b/Misc/Node.java
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+public class Node {
+	 public Object anElement;
+	 public Node less;
+	 public Node greater;
+	 
+	 public Node(Object theElement) {
+	    this(theElement, null, null); //an empty node at the end will be by itself with no children, therefore the other 2 parameters are always null
+	                                  //obviously the node can still be a child of other elements
+    }
+
+	 public Node(Object currentElement, Node lessSide, Node greaterSide) {
+	  anElement = currentElement;
+	  this.less = lessSide;
+	  this.greater = greaterSide;
+	 }
+}