def get_sequences(options, fasta_file_contents):
    ''' This function returns a dict mapping (pdbid, chain, file_name) tuples to sequences:
          - options is the OptionParser member;
          - fasta_file_contents is a map from input filenames to the associated FASTA file contents.
    '''
    errors = []
    fasta_files_str = ", ".join(fasta_file_contents.keys())
    fasta_records = None
    reverse_mapping = {}

    try:
        fasta_records, reverse_mapping = parse_FASTA_files(options, fasta_file_contents)
        if not fasta_records:
            errors.append("No protein sequences found in the FASTA file(s) %s." % fasta_files_str)
    except Exception, e:
        e = '\n'.join([l for l in traceback.format_exc(), str('e') if l.strip()])
        errors.append("Error parsing FASTA file(s) %s:\n%s" % (fasta_files_str, str(e)))

    if not fasta_records:
        return None, {}, errors

    colorprinter.message('Found %d protein sequence(s).' % len(fasta_records))
    return fasta_records, reverse_mapping, errors