diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
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+++ b/.eslintignore
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+**/node_modules/*
+**/vendor/*
+**/*.min.js
+**/coverage/*
+**/build/*
diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
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+++ b/.eslintrc
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+{
+  "rules": {
+    "no-console": "off",
+    "indent": [ "error", 2 ],
+    "quotes": [ "error", "single" ],
+    "semi": ["error", "always"],
+    "linebreak-style": [ "error", "unix" ]
+  },
+  "env": {
+    "es6": true,
+    "node": true,
+    "mocha": true,
+    "jasmine": true
+  },
+  "ecmaFeatures": {
+    "modules": true,
+    "experimentalObjectRestSpread": true,
+    "impliedStrict": true
+  },
+  "extends": "eslint:recommended"
+}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/osx,vim,node,macos,windows
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+[._]sw[a-p]
+# session
+Session.vim
+# temporary
+.netrwhist
+*~
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8cc8c11..4530054 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,45 +1,10 @@
-![CF](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/70edab54bba80edb7493cad3135e9606781cbb6b/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f377635415363382e706e67) 04: Parallel File Processing
-===
+Lab-James Lab-02 Documentation
 
-## Submission Instructions
-  * fork this repository & create a new branch for your work
-  * write all of your code in a directory named `lab-` + `<your name>` **e.g.** `lab-susan`
-  * push to your repository
-  * submit a pull request to this repository
-  * submit a link to your PR in canvas
-  * write a question and observation on canvas
+*index.js contains a function 'orderHexBytes' which calls the module 'fileReader' in file-reader.js in an asynchronous callback format.
 
-## Learning Objectives  
-  * students will be able to create asynchronous programs using the node.js callback pattern
-  * students will be able to read, write, and encode binary data using the Buffer class
-  * students will be able to utilize the built-in `fs` module for basic file system I/O operations
-  * students will be able to use `done` (provided by mocha.js) for creating asynchronous tests
+*./lib/file-reader.js returns a converted a buffer into a 8 byte hex string from a specified file path to a .txt file.
 
-## Resources  
-  * [fs module docs](https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html)
-
-## Requirements  
-
-#### Configuration  
-<!-- list of files, configurations, tools, etc that are required -->
-* include the following:
-  * **README.md** - contains documentation about your lab
-  * **.gitignore** - contains a robust `.gitignore` file
-  * **.eslintrc** - contains the provided `.eslintrc` file
-  * **.eslintignore** - contains the provided `.eslintignore` file
-  * **lib/** - contains your modules
-  * **test/** - contains your unit tests
-  * **assets/** - contains the text files used by the program
-  * **index.js** - contains main program file
-
-#### Feature Tasks  
-  * for this assignment you will need to read three files and `console.log` the first 8 bytes ***(in hex)*** of each file
-  * regardless of file size, all three files should be read and logged in the order `'one.txt'`, `'two.txt'`, `'three.txt'`
-
-#### Testing  
-  * create a test that guarantees that the files are logged in the proper order
-  * create a test that checks for improper file paths
-
-####  Documentation
-  * create a simple description of your project
-  * create a simple layer of documentation that describes how to use `done` in mocha callbacks
+Tests
+*../test/file-reader-test.js tests the fileReader module
+*../test/index-test.js tests the orderHexBytes functions
+done() tells mocha that the asynchronous test has finished.
diff --git a/assets/one.txt b/assets/one.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/one.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+No one can stop me if I was your boyfriend, I'd never let you go don't be so cold, we could be fire. Canada you know I'm a real OG and baby I ain't from the TO I'm all fancy, yeah I'm popping Pellegrino. I'd like to be an architect, that would be cool, cause I like drawing we don't need no wings to fly swag. I'm all fancy, yeah I'm popping Pellegrino baby, baby, baby, oh I'ma make you shine bright like you're laying in the snow, burr. We don't need no wings to fly I'm in pieces, so come fix me I could be your Buzz Lightyear fly across the globe. Smile on your face, even though your heart is frowning canada if I was your boyfriend, I'd never let you go. I'm in pieces, so come fix me when I met you girl my heart went knock knock I like The Notebook. Ooh no, ooh no, ooh we don't need no wings to fly I'm in pieces, so come fix me.
diff --git a/assets/three.txt b/assets/three.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/three.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Smile on your face, even though your heart is frowning swaggie and all the haters I swear they look so small from up here.
diff --git a/assets/two.txt b/assets/two.txt
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/two.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+No one can stop me if I was your boyfriend
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fileReader = require('../03-parallel_file_system/lib/file-reader.js');
+
+
+let orderHexBytes = module.exports = (cb) => { //eslint-disable-line
+  let hexArray = [];
+  fileReader(`${__dirname}/assets/one.txt`, function(err, data){
+    if(err) return cb(err);
+    hexArray.push(data);
+    fileReader(`${__dirname}/assets/two.txt`, function(err, data){
+      if(err) return cb(err);
+      hexArray.push(data);
+      fileReader(`${__dirname}/assets/three.txt`, function(err, data){
+        if(err) return cb(err);
+        hexArray.push(data);
+        cb(null, hexArray);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+};
diff --git a/lib/file-reader.js b/lib/file-reader.js
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+++ b/lib/file-reader.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const fileReader = module.exports = (file, cb) => { //eslint-disable-line
+  fs.readFile(file, (err, data) => {
+    if(err) return cb(err);
+    return cb(null, data.toString('hex',0,8));
+  });
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "name": "03-parallel_file_system",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "![CF](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/70edab54bba80edb7493cad3135e9606781cbb6b/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f377635415363382e706e67) 04: Parallel File Processing ===",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "test"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "mocha",
+    "start": "node index.js",
+    "lint": "eslint"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/Jamesbillard12/03-parallel_file_system.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/Jamesbillard12/03-parallel_file_system/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/Jamesbillard12/03-parallel_file_system#readme",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^4.1.0",
+    "mocha": "^3.4.2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/file-reader-test.js b/test/file-reader-test.js
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/file-reader-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+const fileReader = require('../lib/file-reader.js');
+
+describe('file reader', () => {
+  describe('with improper file path', () => {
+    it('should return an error', (done) => {
+      fileReader(`${__dirname}/not-a-real-file.txt`, (err) =>{
+        expect(err).to.be.an('error');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('with a proper file path', () => {
+    it('should return the content of the file', (done) =>{
+      fileReader(`${__dirname}/../assets/one.txt`, (err, data) => {
+        expect(err).to.equal(null);
+        console.log(typeof data);
+        expect(data).to.be.a('string');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/index-test.js b/test/index-test.js
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+++ b/test/index-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+const orderHexBytes = require('../index.js');
+
+
+describe('index', () => {
+  describe('orderHexBytes',() => {
+    it('should return an array that follows a specific order and have 8 bytes each', (done) => {
+      orderHexBytes((err, hexArray) => {
+        console.log(hexArray);
+        expect(hexArray).to.deep.equal(['4e6f206f6e652063','4e6f206f6e652063','536d696c65206f6e']);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});