diff --git a/data/flare.json b/data/flare.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ec93c038e829c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/flare.json
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
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+      },
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+        "VisualizationEvent": 1117
+      },
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+        },
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diff --git a/examples/partition/flare.json b/examples/partition/flare.json
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000000..ce74788a7ab7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/partition/flare.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../data/flare.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/partition/partition-sunburst.html b/examples/partition/partition-sunburst.html
index af4d3908ad0a2..ffc0587340f64 100644
--- a/examples/partition/partition-sunburst.html
+++ b/examples/partition/partition-sunburst.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <html>
   <head>
     <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8">
-    <title>Partition - Icicle</title>
+    <title>Partition - Sunburst</title>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="../../d3.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="../../d3.layout.js"></script>
     <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="../button.css"/>
@@ -16,84 +16,6 @@
         Count
       </button><p>
     </div>
-    <script type="text/javascript">
-
-var w = 960,
-    h = 700,
-    r = Math.min(w, h) / 2,
-    color = d3.scale.category20c();
-
-var vis = d3.select("#chart").append("svg:svg")
-    .attr("width", w)
-    .attr("height", h)
-  .append("svg:g")
-    .attr("transform", "translate(" + w / 2 + "," + h / 2 + ")");
-
-var partition = d3.layout.partition()
-    .sort(null)
-    .size([2 * Math.PI, r * r])
-    .children(function(d) { return isNaN(d.value) ? d3.entries(d.value) : null; })
-    .value(function(d) { return 1; });
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-    .startAngle(function(d) { return d.x; })
-    .endAngle(function(d) { return d.x + d.dx; })
-    .innerRadius(function(d) { return Math.sqrt(d.y); })
-    .outerRadius(function(d) { return Math.sqrt(d.y + d.dy); });
-
-d3.json("../treemap/flare.json", function(json) {
-  vis.data(d3.entries(json)).selectAll("path")
-      .data(partition)
-    .enter().append("svg:path")
-      .attr("display", function(d) { return d.depth ? null : "none"; }) // hide inner ring
-      .attr("d", arc)
-      .attr("stroke", "#fff")
-      .attr("fill", function(d) { return color((d.children ? d : d.parent).data.key); })
-      .attr("fill-rule", "evenodd");
-
-  d3.select("#size").on("click", function() {
-    vis.selectAll("path")
-        .data(repartition(function(d) { return d.value; }))
-      .transition()
-        .duration(1500)
-        .attrTween("d", arcTween);
-
-    d3.select("#size").classed("active", true);
-    d3.select("#count").classed("active", false);
-  });
-
-  d3.select("#count").on("click", function() {
-    vis.selectAll("path")
-        .data(repartition(function(d) { return 1; }))
-      .transition()
-        .duration(1500)
-        .attrTween("d", arcTween);
-
-    d3.select("#size").classed("active", false);
-    d3.select("#count").classed("active", true);
-  });
-});
-
-// Compute a new partition, stashing the old value for transition.
-function repartition(value) {
-  return function(d) {
-    var olds = partition(d),
-        news = partition.value(value)(d);
-    news.forEach(function(d, i) {
-      d.prev = olds[i];
-    });
-    return news;
-  };
-}
-
-// Interpolate the arcs in data space.
-function arcTween(a) {
-  var i = d3.interpolate({x: a.prev.x, dx: a.prev.dx}, a);
-  return function(t) {
-    return arc(i(t));
-  };
-}
-
-    </script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="partition-sunburst.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/partition/partition-sunburst.js b/examples/partition/partition-sunburst.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ac1ac457f4f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/partition/partition-sunburst.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+var w = 960,
+    h = 700,
+    r = Math.min(w, h) / 2,
+    color = d3.scale.category20c();
+
+var vis = d3.select("#chart").append("svg:svg")
+    .attr("width", w)
+    .attr("height", h)
+  .append("svg:g")
+    .attr("transform", "translate(" + w / 2 + "," + h / 2 + ")");
+
+var partition = d3.layout.partition()
+    .sort(null)
+    .size([2 * Math.PI, r * r])
+    .children(function(d) { return isNaN(d.value) ? d3.entries(d.value) : null; })
+    .value(function(d) { return 1; });
+
+var arc = d3.svg.arc()
+    .startAngle(function(d) { return d.x; })
+    .endAngle(function(d) { return d.x + d.dx; })
+    .innerRadius(function(d) { return Math.sqrt(d.y); })
+    .outerRadius(function(d) { return Math.sqrt(d.y + d.dy); });
+
+d3.json("flare.json", function(json) {
+  vis.data(d3.entries(json)).selectAll("path")
+      .data(partition)
+    .enter().append("svg:path")
+      .attr("display", function(d) { return d.depth ? null : "none"; }) // hide inner ring
+      .attr("d", arc)
+      .attr("stroke", "#fff")
+      .attr("fill", function(d) { return color((d.children ? d : d.parent).data.key); })
+      .attr("fill-rule", "evenodd");
+
+  d3.select("#size").on("click", function() {
+    vis.selectAll("path")
+        .data(repartition(function(d) { return d.value; }))
+      .transition()
+        .duration(1500)
+        .attrTween("d", arcTween);
+
+    d3.select("#size").classed("active", true);
+    d3.select("#count").classed("active", false);
+  });
+
+  d3.select("#count").on("click", function() {
+    vis.selectAll("path")
+        .data(repartition(function(d) { return 1; }))
+      .transition()
+        .duration(1500)
+        .attrTween("d", arcTween);
+
+    d3.select("#size").classed("active", false);
+    d3.select("#count").classed("active", true);
+  });
+});
+
+// Compute a new partition, stashing the old value for transition.
+function repartition(value) {
+  return function(d) {
+    var olds = partition(d),
+        news = partition.value(value)(d);
+    news.forEach(function(d, i) {
+      d.prev = olds[i];
+    });
+    return news;
+  };
+}
+
+// Interpolate the arcs in data space.
+function arcTween(a) {
+  var i = d3.interpolate({x: a.prev.x, dx: a.prev.dx}, a);
+  return function(t) {
+    return arc(i(t));
+  };
+}
diff --git a/examples/treemap/flare.json b/examples/treemap/flare.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ec93c038e829c..0000000000000
--- a/examples/treemap/flare.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,286 +0,0 @@
-{
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