diff --git a/chain_loop.pov b/chain_loop.pov
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+  #version 3.7;
+  #include "colors.inc"
+  #include "rand.inc"
+
+  global_settings {
+    assumed_gamma 1.8
+  }
+
+  camera {
+    right 1.78*x
+    location <-25, -75.1, -60>
+    look_at 0.1
+    angle 30
+  }
+
+  background { color rgb <.46, .09, .06> }
+
+  light_source { <300, 300, -1000> White }
+
+  #declare half_torus = difference {
+    torus {
+      4,1
+      sturm
+      rotate x*-90  // so we can see it from the top
+    }
+    box { <-5, -5, -1>, <5, 0, 1> }
+  }
+  #declare chain_segment = cylinder { <0,4,0>, <0,-4,0>, 1  }
+
+  #declare flip_it = x*180;
+  #declare torus_trans = 8;
+  #declare link_trans = torus_trans*2-2*y;
+
+  #declare chain_texture = texture {
+    pigment { color rgb <.49, .56, .59> }
+    finish {
+      ambient .1
+      diffuse .4
+      reflection .35
+      specular 1
+      metallic
+    }
+  }
+
+  #declare chain_link = union {
+    object  { half_torus                     translate  y*torus_trans/2 }
+    object  { half_torus     rotate flip_it  translate -y*torus_trans/2 }
+    object  { chain_segment                  translate  x*torus_trans/2 }
+    object  { chain_segment                  translate -x*torus_trans/2 }
+    translate y*60
+  }
+
+  #declare chain = union {
+    #declare I = 0;
+    #while(I <= 8)
+      #declare R = mod(I,2);
+      object { chain_link translate -y*link_trans*I rotate y*( (90*R) + ( RRand(-30, 30, 1 ) ) ) }
+      #declare I = I + 1;
+    #end
+  }
+
+  
+//======= RENDER
+  object { chain scale .45 texture { chain_texture } }
+  object { chain scale .45 texture { chain_texture } translate < 10, -10, -20 > rotate y*20 }
+  object { chain scale .45 texture { chain_texture } translate < 10, 30, 20 > rotate y*30 }
+
diff --git a/helpers.inc b/helpers.inc
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+#version 3.7;
+
+#declare real_rgb = function(r, g, b) {
+    color rgb<r/255, g/255,  b/255>
+  }
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diff --git a/noodles.pov b/noodles.pov
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+  #version 3.7;
+  #include "colors.inc"
+  #include "rand.inc"
+
+  global_settings {
+    assumed_gamma 1.8
+  }
+
+  camera {
+    right 1.78*x
+    location <5, 20, -15>
+    look_at <0,2,0>
+    angle 50
+  }
+
+  background { color rgb <74,74,74>/255 }
+  light_source { <300, 300, -1000> White }
+
+  #declare box1 = difference {
+    box { <0,0,0>, <1,1,1> } 
+  }
+
+  #declare sph1 = union {
+    sphere { <.5,.5,.5>, .33}
+  }
+
+  #declare seg1 = merge {
+    #declare I = 1; 
+    #while(I <= 14)
+      object { sph1 translate y*.5*I translate x*( RRand(-.15, .15, 1) ) }
+      #declare I = I+1;
+    #end
+  }
+
+  #declare stack1 = union {
+    object { 
+        seg1
+        }
+  }
+    
+
+//======= RENDER
+
+  #declare test = union {
+    object { box1 }
+    object { stack1 }
+    object { stack1 rotate x*90  translate y*1 }
+    object { stack1 rotate x*-90 translate z*1 }
+    object { stack1 rotate z*90  translate x*1 } 
+    object { stack1 rotate z*-90 translate y*1 } 
+    pigment { color rgb <58,97,58>/255 }
+  }
+
+ object {test rotate <45, 145, 45> }