diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+node_modules
diff --git a/file-async.js b/file-async.js
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+++ b/file-async.js
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+const fs = require('fs');
+const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const ee = new EventEmitter();
+
+
+
+fs.readFile('./one.txt', (err, data) => {
+  console.log(data.toString('hex',0,8));
+  ee.emit('file-two', data);
+})
+
+ee.on('file-two', () => {
+  fs.readFile('./two.txt', (err, data) => {
+    console.log(data.toString('hex',0,8));
+    ee.emit('file-three', data);
+  })
+})
+
+
+ee.on('file-three', () => {
+  fs.readFile('./three.txt', (err, data) => {
+
+    console.log(data.toString('hex',0,8));
+  })
+
+})
diff --git a/one.txt b/one.txt
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+++ b/one.txt
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+First file is the first file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "dstineback",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "class-03 lab",
+  "main": "file-async.js",
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "test"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/dstineback/fs_and_async.git"
+  },
+  "author": "me",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/dstineback/fs_and_async/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/dstineback/fs_and_async#readme",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "async": "^2.0.0-rc.4",
+    "chai": "^3.5.0",
+    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
+    "gulp-eslint": "^2.0.0",
+    "gulp-mocha": "^2.2.0",
+    "mocha": "^2.4.5"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
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+++ b/test/test.js
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+const expect = require('chai').expect
+const text = require('../file-async')
+
+describe('text test', () => {
+  it('test should log first 8 bites', (done) => {
+    expect(text()).to.eql('hex');
+    done();
+  })
+})
diff --git a/three.txt b/three.txt
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+++ b/three.txt
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+three file. Word up.
diff --git a/two.txt b/two.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/two.txt
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+Two file. Word down.