protected void read(File file) throws IOException {

		try {

			Scanner scanner = new Scanner(file);
			while (scanner.hasNextLine()) {
				String line = scanner.nextLine();
				String newline = ignoreComments(line);
				if (newline != null)
					read.add(newline);
			}
			scanner.close();
		} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}