public static String read(String filename) {
		try {
			BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(filename));
			String inputLine;
			StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
			while ((inputLine = br.readLine()) != null) {
				sb.append(inputLine + "\n");
			}
			br.close();
			return sb.toString();
		} catch (IOException e) {
			System.out.println(filename + " is not ready");
			return NOTYET_STRING;
		}
	}