#NEXUS

BEGIN TAXA;
      dimensions ntax=8;
      taxlabels A B C D E F G H;  
END;

BEGIN CHARACTERS;
      dimensions nchar=9;
      format datatype=protein missing=? gap=-;
      charlabels one two three four five six seven eight nine;
      matrix
A     THIS-IS-A
B     THIS-IS-B
C     THIS-IS-C
D     THIS-IS-D
E     THIS-IS-E
F     THIS-IS-F
G     THIS-IS-G
H     THIS-IS-H;
END;

BEGIN TREES;
       tree rake_cladogram = (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H);
END;