diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..ea8c4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/target
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
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index 0000000..0dce66a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "TextAdventureEngine"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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index 0000000..497e633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "TextAdventureEngine"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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index 0000000..d81bcab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+use std::io;
+use std::io::BufRead;
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::io::Error;
+use std::fs::File;
+
+fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    println!("Please enter the path to the config file. ");
+    let mut s=String::new();
+    let stdin = io::stdin();
+    let mut handle = stdin.lock();
+    handle.read_line(&mut s).unwrap();
+    let s: String = s.trim().parse().unwrap();
+    println!("You typed: {}",s);
+    let mut read = File::open(s)?;
+    let mut contents = String::new();
+    read.read_to_string(&mut contents)?;
+    println!("{}",contents);
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/test.txt b/test.txt
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index 0000000..c4fc94e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+hello
+my name
+is Ethan