diff --git a/data/test.txt b/data/test.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/test.txt
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+hey, how are you?
+i'm fine. thank you!
+then what you think?
+nothing!
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diff --git a/test b/test
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diff --git a/tests/readFileFromText.c b/tests/readFileFromText.c
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/readFileFromText.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+struct list
+{
+    char *text;
+    struct list *next;
+};
+
+typedef struct list LIST;
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    FILE *file;
+    char line[128];
+    LIST *current, *head;
+
+    head = current = NULL;
+    file = fopen("./data/test.txt", "r");
+
+    while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), file))
+    {
+        LIST *node = malloc(sizeof(LIST));
+        node->text = strdup(line);
+        node->next = NULL;
+
+        if (head == NULL)
+        {
+            current = head = node;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            current = current->next = node;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // close the file
+    fclose(file);
+
+    for (current = head; current; current = current->next)
+    {
+        printf("%s", current->text);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
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