diff --git a/pde/IF3Si/IF3Si.pde b/pde/IF3Si/IF3Si.pde
index fa9b4af..1b4b727 100644
--- a/pde/IF3Si/IF3Si.pde
+++ b/pde/IF3Si/IF3Si.pde
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ PFont fpsFont;
 // testPattern
 boolean testPatternToggle = false;
 
+// siLines
+String[] siLinesData;
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void setup() { // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
   float sizefactor = 1; // define the size of the screen, 1 = 1080p
@@ -76,14 +79,15 @@ void setup() { // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   frameRate(60);
   smooth(32); // 32??
   noCursor();
-  background(10);
+  background(0);
 
   println("\n\n~~~ Hello. Starting Interface Fractures III - SILICON." +
           " - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n");
 
-  // start oscP5, listening for incoming messages at port 12000
+  
+  // open sound control
+  oscP5 = new OscP5(this,12000); // listening at port 12000
   println("~~~ starting oscP5 ...");
-  oscP5 = new OscP5(this,12000);
   oscP5.plug(this,"ctlin","/ctlin"); // osc from Renoise/Midi (via SC) -> function 'ctlin'
   oscP5.plug(this,"scosc","/sc"); // osc from SuperCollider -> function 'scosc'
 
@@ -91,6 +95,27 @@ void setup() { // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   println("\n\n~~~ loading textures into image pool ...\n");
   imgPool = getImages("/images/");
 
+  siLinesData = loadStrings(dataPath(sketchPath + "/silicon_lines.txt"));
+  printArray(siLinesData);
+  for (String lineData : siLinesData ) {
+    String[] datatemp = split(lineData, " ");
+
+    String data_x[];
+    for (String item : datatemp) {
+      for (int i = 0; i < datatemp.length && item != ""; i++) {
+        //if (item != "") {
+        data_x[i] = item; }
+        //}
+      //data-x.add
+    }
+
+    //datatemp = sort(datatemp);
+    //datatemp = reverse(datatemp);
+
+    printArray(datatemp);
+    printArray(data_x);
+  }
+  
   // create an array of random value between -50 and 50
   for (int i=0; i < 500; i++) { rands[i] = i-250; }
   shuffle(rands); 
@@ -129,15 +154,19 @@ void setup() { // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   // fps
   fpsFont = createFont("Ubuntu Mono", 16);
 
+
+  // siLines
+  
+
+
+
 }
-
-
-
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void draw() { // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
   // clean screen ````````````````````````````````````````````````````|
   blendMode(BLEND);
-  screenClean(color(50));
+  screenClean(color(0));
 
 
 
@@ -146,7 +175,6 @@ void draw() { // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
   
   // SCENENGINES / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
-
   
   // draw spheress```````````````````````````````````````````````````|
   drawSpheres(boolean(0)
@@ -198,8 +226,10 @@ void draw() { // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   
   // frames per second
   displayFps(true);
+  
   // document
   autoSnap(false);
+  
 } // --------------------------------------------------------------------------