diff --git a/src/gauge/hisqsmear.nim b/src/gauge/hisqsmear.nim
index e69de29..eff1009 100644
--- a/src/gauge/hisqsmear.nim
+++ b/src/gauge/hisqsmear.nim
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+import qex
+import gauge
+import gauge/[fat7l,fat7lderiv]
+
+export hisqLinks
+
+proc fat7lDeriv(
+    mid: auto, 
+    gauge: auto, 
+    deriv: auto, 
+    coef: Fat7lCoefs,
+    llgauge: auto, 
+    llderiv: auto, 
+    naik: float,
+    perf: var PerfInfo
+  ) =
+  var (f,fll) = (newOneOf(deriv),newOneOf(llderiv))
+  fat7lderiv(f,gauge,deriv,coef,fll,llgauge,llderiv,naik,perf)
+  threads:
+    for mu in 0..<mid.len:
+      for s in mid[mu]: mid[mu][s] := f[mu][s] + fll[mu][s]
+
+proc fat7lDeriv(mid: auto; gauge,deriv: auto; coef: Fat7lCoefs; perf: var PerfInfo) =
+  fat7lderiv(mid,gauge,deriv,coef,mid,gauge,deriv,0.0,perf)
+
+proc projectU[T](v: auto; u: T) =
+  threads:
+    for mu in 0..<u.len: 
+      for s in u[mu]: v[mu][s].projectU(u[mu][s])
+
+proc projectUderiv[T](dvdu: auto; v,u: T; chain: T) =
+  threads:
+    for mu in 0..<chain.len:
+      for s in chain[mu]: 
+        dvdu[mu][s].projectUderiv(v[mu][s],u[mu][s],chain[mu][s])
+
+proc newHISQ*(lepage: float = 0.0; naik: float = 1.0): HisqCoefs =
+  result = HisqCoefs(naik: -naik/24.0)
+  result.fat7first.setHisqFat7(lepage,0.0)
+  result.fat7second.setHisqFat7(2.0-lepage,naik)
+
+proc smearGetForce*[T](
+    self: HisqCoefs; 
+    u: T; 
+    su,sul: T;
+    displayPerformance: bool = false
+  ): proc(dsdu: var T; dsdsu,dsdsul: T) =
+  mixin projectU,projectUderiv
+  let
+    lo = u[0].l
+    fat7l1 = self.fat7first
+    fat7l2 = self.fat7second
+    naik = self.naik
+  var
+    v = newOneOf(u)
+    w = newOneOf(u)
+    info: PerfInfo
+  
+  # Smear
+  v.makeImpLinks(u,fat7l1,info) # First fat7
+  w.projectU(v) # Unitary projection
+  makeImpLinks(su,w,fat7l2,sul,w,naik,info) # Second fat7
+
+  # Chain rule - retains a reference to u,su,sul
+  proc smearedForce(dsdu: var T; dsdsu,dsdsul: T) =
+    var (t1,t2) = (newOneOf(dsdu),newOneOf(dsdu))
+    t1.fat7lderiv(w,dsdsu,fat7l2,w,dsdsul,naik,info) # Second fat7
+    t2.projectUderiv(w,v,t1) # Unitary projection
+    dsdu.fat7lderiv(u,t2,fat7l1,info) # First fat7
+    if displayPerformance: echo $(info)
+  
+  # Display performance (if requested) and return
+  if displayPerformance: echo $(info)
+  return smearedForce
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