diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/Recalibration/LocalMapType.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/Recalibration/LocalMapType.java
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+package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.Recalibration;
+
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.AlignmentContext;
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.ReferenceContext;
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.refdata.RefMetaDataTracker;
+
+/**
+ * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
+ * User: chartl
+ * Date: Oct 9, 2009
+ * Time: 11:39:34 AM
+ * To change this template use File | Settings | File Templates.
+ */
+class LocalMapType {
+
+    public AlignmentContext context;
+    public ReferenceContext ref;
+    public RefMetaDataTracker tracker;
+
+    public LocalMapType(AlignmentContext context, ReferenceContext ref, RefMetaDataTracker tracker) {
+        this.context = context;
+        this.ref = ref;
+        this.tracker = tracker;
+    }
+
+    public int numReads() {
+        return context.numReads();
+    }
+
+    public int qScore(int read) {
+        return (int) context.getReads().get(read).getBaseQualities()[context.getOffsets().get(read)];
+    }
+
+}