def read(*parts):
    """
    Build an absolute path from *parts* and and return the contents of the
    resulting file.  Assume UTF-8 encoding.
    """
    with codecs.open(os.path.join(HERE, *parts), "rb", "utf-8") as f:
        return f.read()
def split(root, minRight):
    if root is None:
        return None, None
    if root.key >= minRight:
        left, right = split(root.left, minRight)
        root.left = right
        root.update()
        return left, root
    else:
        left, right = split(root.right, minRight)
        root.right = left
        root.update()
        return root, right