diff --git a/assets/js/read-files.js b/assets/js/read-files.js
index 5ba0fe8..8be8277 100644
--- a/assets/js/read-files.js
+++ b/assets/js/read-files.js
@@ -1,32 +1,10 @@
-function printSingleFileAsText(evt) {
-    let fileContent = getSingleFileAsText(evt);
-    console.log(fileContent);
-}
-
-function getSingleFileAsText(evt) {
+function getSingleFileAsText() {
     //Retrieve the first (and only!) File from the FileList object
-    let result = "";
-    let file = evt.target.files[0];
-    if (file) {
-        let fileReader = new FileReader();
-        fileReader.onload = function(event) {
-            let contents = event.target.result;
-            let words = getWords(contents);
-        }
-        return fileReader.readAsText(file)
-    }
-}
-
-function getWords(s) {
-    let result = "";
-    let i = 0;
-    while (i < s.length) {
-        result += s[i];
-        i++;
+    let fileReader = new FileReader();
+    fileReader.readAsText(this.files[0]);
+    fileReader.onload = function() {
+        console.log(fileReader.result);
     }
-    return result;
 }
-
-
 let fileInput = document.getElementById('fileinput');
 fileInput.addEventListener('change', getSingleFileAsText, false);
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