diff --git a/R2H2.lua b/R2H2.lua
index 8db3a9f..d9c2b44 100644
--- a/R2H2.lua
+++ b/R2H2.lua
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ function convertToHeonian(text)
 		
 		-- output
 		if autocopy then CopyToClipboard(string.sub(transcribed_text,0,-1)) end
+		if transcribed_text == nil then transcribed_text = "" end
 		return transcribed_text 
 	end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/add_word.lua b/add_word.lua
index a36f304..2f93c68 100644
--- a/add_word.lua
+++ b/add_word.lua
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ function addWord()
 	local file = io.open(data_get, "r")
 	local pos = 0
 
+-- all this is old code, not useful now, but still in case i need it <:
   -- get insertion point
-  pos = file:seek("end",-9)
+  pos = file:seek("end")
  -- store after
   local after = file:read("*all")
 
@@ -32,14 +33,14 @@ function addWord()
 
 	local file = io.open(data_output, "w+")
 	file:write(before)
-	file:write("\ntable.insert(t,{\"")
+	file:write("\n")
 	for i=1, #modify do
 	  if i > 1 then
-  	  file:write("\",\"")
+  	  file:write("	")
   	end
   	file:write(modify[i])
   end
-  file:write("\"})\n")
+  file:write("")
 	file:write(after)
 	file:close()
 end
diff --git a/color.lua b/color.lua
index c5655ff..56d1604 100644
--- a/color.lua
+++ b/color.lua
@@ -39,14 +39,17 @@ EFFECT = Enum {
 }
 
 function makeTextEffect(Effect, Text)
+	Text = Text or ""
 	return "\027["..tostring(Effect-1).."m"..Text.."\027[0;m"
 end
 
 function colorText(Color, Text)
+	Text = Text or ""
 	return "\027[38;5;"..tostring(Color-1).."m"..Text.."\027[0;m"
 end
 
 function colorTextBackground(Color, Text)
+	Text = Text or ""
 	return "\027[48;5;"..tostring(Color-1).."m"..Text.."\027[0;m"
 end
 
diff --git a/edit_word.lua b/edit_word.lua
index 4290307..d9c3592 100644
--- a/edit_word.lua
+++ b/edit_word.lua
@@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ function editWord(number)
   --rewrite with new info
 	local file = io.open(data_output, "w+")
 	file:write(before)
-	file:write("table.insert(t,{\"")
+	file:write("\n")
 	for i=1, #modify do
 	  if i > 1 then
-  	  file:write("\",\"")
+  	  file:write("	")
   	end
   	file:write(modify[i])
   end
-  file:write("\"})")
+  file:write("")
 	file:write(after)
 	file:close()
 end
diff --git a/get_words.lua b/get_words.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c606c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/get_words.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+function getWords(path)
+	local file = io.open(path,"r")
+	local text = file:read("*all")
+	file:close()
+
+	local t = {} -- this table will hold our words!!! words format is {word, translation, types, canon origin, meta origin, notes} last three are optional.
+
+	local p = 0 -- current position, nil if at end of file
+	while p do
+		p = p + 1
+		
+		local new_word_data = ""
+		
+		-- this isnt the whole word yet, but all the data around it separated with tabs, so lets get what we want.
+		-- careful if its uh end of file tho!
+		local np = string.find(text,"\n",p) -- np is the next word. this is so we can slice it
+		if np then
+			new_word_data = string.sub(text, p, np-1) 
+		else
+			new_word_data = string.sub(text, p)
+		end			
+		
+		if new_word_data ~= "" then
+			local new_word = {} -- we'll hold it all here once spliced
+			local wp = 0 -- word data position!
+			while wp do -- nil if at end of string so.
+				wp = wp + 1 -- lets move past the tab we just found
+				
+				local wnp = string.find(new_word_data, "	",wp)
+				local stuff = ""
+				-- we now splice the word every tab and add it to the uhhh 
+				if wnp then
+					stuff = string.sub(new_word_data, wp, wnp-1) or stuff
+				else
+					stuff = string.sub(new_word_data,wp) or stuff
+				end
+				
+				table.insert(new_word,stuff)		
+				wp = wnp
+			end 
+			-- now we add the word ot the word table
+			table.insert(t, new_word)
+		end
+		-- and move on the next
+		p = np					
+	end
+	-- now we just. return the table.
+	return t
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/heonian-content b/heonian-content
index 6a40a51..8616391 160000
--- a/heonian-content
+++ b/heonian-content
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6a40a51d6ea7cf2bc2261ae783e8e7731b3fa007
+Subproject commit 86163910b2236a27a8cfab8817a07f1450dfa770
diff --git a/lexicon b/lexicon
index 5316c0d..70da679 100755
--- a/lexicon
+++ b/lexicon
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ require "search_list"
 require "remove_word"
 require "add_word"
 require "edit_word"
+require "get_words"
 require "lessons"
 
-data_get = "heonian-content/words.lua"
-data_output = "heonian-content/words.lua"
+data_get = "heonian-content/words"
+data_output = "heonian-content/words"
 
-words = dofile(data_get)
+words = getWords(data_get)
 
 for _, v in pairs(arg) do
 	if v == "-h"
diff --git a/output_sizes.lua b/output_sizes.lua
index eb8cfcc..f18ca25 100644
--- a/output_sizes.lua
+++ b/output_sizes.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function adjustTableSizes(tbl)
 				words_max_length[j+1] = length + 1
 			end
 		end
-		local length = string.len(convertToHeonian(this_word[1]))
+		local length = string.len(this_word[1])
 		if length + 1 > words_max_length[1] then
 			words_max_length[1] = length + 1
 		end