diff --git a/src/muz_qe/dl_mk_backwards.cpp b/src/muz_qe/dl_mk_backwards.cpp
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index 000000000..b1d8b7d36
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+++ b/src/muz_qe/dl_mk_backwards.cpp
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+/*++
+Copyright (c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation
+
+Module Name:
+
+    dl_mk_backwards.cpp
+
+Abstract:
+
+    Create Horn clauses for backwards flow.
+
+Author:
+
+    Nikolaj Bjorner (nbjorner) 2013-04-17
+
+Revision History:
+
+--*/
+
+#include"dl_mk_backwards.h"
+#include"dl_context.h"
+
+namespace datalog {
+
+    mk_backwards::mk_backwards(context & ctx, unsigned priority):
+        plugin(priority),
+        m(ctx.get_manager()),
+        m_ctx(ctx) {        
+    }
+
+    mk_backwards::~mk_backwards() { }
+        
+    rule_set * mk_backwards::operator()(rule_set const & source) {
+        context& ctx = source.get_context();
+        rule_manager& rm = source.get_rule_manager();
+        rule_set * result = alloc(rule_set, ctx);
+        unsigned sz = source.get_num_rules();
+        rule_ref new_rule(rm);
+        app_ref_vector tail(m);
+        app_ref head(m);
+        svector<bool> neg;
+        app_ref query(m);
+        query = m.mk_fresh_const("Q", m.mk_bool_sort());
+        result->set_output_predicate(query->get_decl());
+        m_ctx.register_predicate(query->get_decl(), false);
+        for (unsigned i = 0; i < sz; ++i) {            
+            tail.reset();
+            neg.reset();
+            rule & r = *source.get_rule(i);
+            unsigned utsz = r.get_uninterpreted_tail_size();
+            unsigned tsz = r.get_tail_size();
+            if (!source.is_output_predicate(r.get_decl())) {
+                tail.push_back(r.get_head());
+                neg.push_back(false);
+            }
+            for (unsigned j = utsz; j < tsz; ++j) {
+                tail.push_back(r.get_tail(j));
+                neg.push_back(false);
+            }
+            for (unsigned j = 0; j <= utsz; ++j) {                
+                if (j == utsz && j > 0) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                if (j == utsz) {
+                    head = query;
+                }
+                else {
+                    head = r.get_tail(j);
+                }
+                new_rule = rm.mk(head, tail.size(), tail.c_ptr(), neg.c_ptr(), r.name(), true);
+                result->add_rule(new_rule);
+            }
+        }
+        TRACE("dl", result->display(tout););
+        return result;
+    }
+
+};
diff --git a/src/muz_qe/dl_mk_backwards.h b/src/muz_qe/dl_mk_backwards.h
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index 000000000..4e546c848
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+++ b/src/muz_qe/dl_mk_backwards.h
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+/*++
+Copyright (c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation
+
+Module Name:
+
+    dl_mk_backwards.h
+
+Abstract:
+
+    Create Horn clauses for backwards flow.
+
+Author:
+
+    Nikolaj Bjorner (nbjorner) 2013-04-17
+
+Revision History:
+
+--*/
+#ifndef _DL_MK_BACKWARDS_H_
+#define _DL_MK_BACKWARDS_H_
+
+#include"dl_rule_transformer.h"
+
+namespace datalog {
+
+    class mk_backwards : public rule_transformer::plugin {
+        ast_manager& m;
+        context&     m_ctx;
+    public:
+        mk_backwards(context & ctx, unsigned priority = 33000);
+        ~mk_backwards();        
+        rule_set * operator()(rule_set const & source);
+    };
+
+};
+
+#endif /* _DL_MK_BACKWARDS_H_ */
+