public byte[] ProcessMessage(byte[] request)
	{
		System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient socketForServer;
		
		Console.WriteLine("Client sending message");
		try
		{
			socketForServer = new System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient("localHost", _port );
		}
		catch
		{
			Console.WriteLine( "Failed to connect to server at {0}:999", "localhost");
			return null;
		}

		NetworkStream networkStream = socketForServer.GetStream();

		argot.TypeInputStream inStream = new argot.TypeInputStream(networkStream, _map );
		argot.TypeOutputStream outStream = new argot.TypeOutputStream(networkStream, _map );

		byte[] response = new byte[0];
		try
		{    
			Console.WriteLine("client: request: " + request.Length );
			outStream.WriteObject( "u16binary", request );
			networkStream.Flush();

			//*** WITHOUT THIS IT FAilS WITH System.IO.EndOfStreamException
			//*** Error Message: Attempted to read past the end of the stream.
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);

			Console.WriteLine("client: reading resposne" );
			response = (byte[]) inStream.ReadObject( "u16binary" );

			Console.WriteLine("client: response: " + response.Length );
		}
		catch( Exception e )
		{
			Console.WriteLine( e.ToString() );
			Console.Write( e.StackTrace.ToString() );
			Console.WriteLine("Exception reading from Server");
		}

		// tidy up
		networkStream.Close();
		socketForServer.Close();

		return response;
	}