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@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ authors = ["connorwalsh <c@polygon.pizza>"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
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diff --git a/images/reflection.jpg b/images/reflection.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7caaa4b
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diff --git a/images/samurai.jpg b/images/samurai.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7a3d9d
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diff --git a/src/encode/mod.rs b/src/encode/mod.rs
index e530e46..3ed99bb 100644
--- a/src/encode/mod.rs
+++ b/src/encode/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
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-    println!("OKOK");
+extern crate image;
+
+use image::ImageResult;
+
+pub fn resize_img(fname: &str) -> ImageResult<DynamicImage> {
+    /// reads in an image
+    println!("{}", fname);
     println!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
 }
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--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ extern crate sstv;
 use sstv::encode;
 
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+    encode::read_img("cool file.jpg")
 }