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+require "rexml/parseexception"
+
+module REXML
+	# Represents a node in the tree.  Nodes are never encountered except as
+	# superclasses of other objects.  Nodes have siblings.
+	module Node
+		# @return the next sibling (nil if unset)
+		def next_sibling_node
+			return nil if @parent.nil?
+			@parent[ @parent.index(self) + 1 ]
+		end
+
+		# @return the previous sibling (nil if unset)
+		def previous_sibling_node
+			return nil if @parent.nil?
+			ind = @parent.index(self)
+			return nil if ind == 0
+			@parent[ ind - 1 ]
+		end
+
+		def to_s indent=-1
+			rv = ""
+			write rv,indent
+			rv
+		end
+
+		def indent to, ind
+			to << " "*ind unless ind<1
+		end
+
+		def parent?
+			false;
+		end
+	end
+end