diff --git a/lib/file.js b/lib/file.js
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+
+var Gun = require('../gun');
+var fs  = require('fs');
+
+Gun.on('opt').event(function(gun, opts){
+
+  var raw = fs.existsSync(opts.file || data.txt) ? fs.readFileSync(opts.file || 'data.txt').toString() : null ;
+  var all = Gun.obj.ify(raw || {nodes: {}, keys: {}});
+  
+	gun.opt({hooks: {
+    load: function(key, cb, options){
+      if(Gun.obj.is(key) && key[Gun._.soul]){
+        return cb(null, all.nodes[key[Gun._.soul]]);
+      }
+      cb(null, all.nodes[all.keys[key]]);
+    }
+		,set: function(graph, cb){
+      all.nodes = gun.__.graph;
+			for(n in all.nodes){
+				for(k in all.nodes[n]){
+					if(all.nodes[n][k] === null){
+						delete all.nodes[n][k];
+					}
+				}
+			}
+      fs.writeFile(opts.file || 'data.txt', Gun.text.ify(all), cb);
+    }
+	  ,key: function(key, soul, cb){
+      all.keys[key] = soul;
+      fs.writeFile(opts.file || 'data.txt', Gun.text.ify(all), cb);
+    }
+	}}, true);
+
+});