diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/FuzzyRange.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/FuzzyRange.java
index 0aef1a1e6e569bfb45df76560b193cf142c9f646..8a481478e7af7ced1cda8a83ef650a2782ebdf1c 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/FuzzyRange.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/FuzzyRange.java
@@ -315,6 +315,16 @@ public class FuzzyRange extends Range {
       throw new Error ("internal error - unexpected exception");
     }
   }
+  
+  public Object getStartObject()
+  {
+    return start_object;
+  }
+  
+  public Object getEndObject()
+  {
+    return end_object;
+  }
 
   /**
    *  The start Object of this FuzzyRange.