public Node sortedMerge(Node list1, Node list2) {
		list3 = null;
		Node list1curr, list2curr, list3curr;

		while(list1curr != null && list2curr != null) {
			if(list1curr.getItem() < list2curr.getItem()) {
				Node n = new Node();
				n.setItem(list1curr.getItem());
				list3.setItem(n);
			}
			else if (list1curr == null) {
				Node n = new Node();
				n.setItem(list2curr.getItem());
				list3.setItem(n);
			}
			else if (list2curr == null) {
				Node n = new Node();
				n.setItem(list1curr.getItem());
				list3.setItem(n);
			}
			else {
				Node n = new Node();
				n.setItem(list2curr.getItem());
				list3.setItem(n);
			}
		}
	}