diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+CMakeCache.txt
+CMakeFiles
+Makefile
+cmake_install.cmake
+hypnotoad
+clips
+c_src/clp.*
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0015 OLD)
+project (Hypnotoad)
+aux_source_directory(c_src SRC)
+aux_source_directory(deps/clips/core CLIPS_SRC)
+set(MAIN_CLIPS_SRC ${CLIPS_SRC})
+list(REMOVE_ITEM CLIPS_SRC deps/clips/core/main.c)
+list(REMOVE_ITEM CLIPS_SRC deps/clips/core/userfunctions.c)
+link_directories(deps/zeromq/src/.libs)
+add_executable(clips ${MAIN_CLIPS_SRC})
+add_executable(hypnotoad ${SRC} ${CLIPS_SRC})
+target_link_libraries(hypnotoad libzmq.a)
+include_directories("deps/clips/core" "deps/zeromq/include")
+
+add_custom_command(OUTPUT deps/zeromq/src/.libs/libzmq.a
+                   COMMAND ./autogen.sh
+                   COMMAND ./configure
+                   COMMAND make
+                   WORKING_DIRECTORY deps/zeromq)
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diff --git a/c_src/main.c b/c_src/main.c
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+++ b/c_src/main.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "zmq.h"
+#include "clips.h"
+
+static void *zmq;
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+	   InitializeEnvironment();
+       IncrementGCLocks();
+       Load("src/main.clp");
+       void * module = FindDefmodule("Hypnotoad");
+       SetCurrentModule(module);
+
+       UserFunctions();
+
+       zmq = zmq_init(1);
+       void * sub = zmq_socket(zmq, ZMQ_SUB);
+       zmq_bind(sub, "tcp://*:5555");
+       zmq_setsockopt(sub, ZMQ_SUBSCRIBE, "", 0);
+
+	   while (1) {
+			char * msg;
+		    zmq_msg_t request;
+		    zmq_msg_init (&request);
+		    zmq_recv (sub, &request, 0);
+		    msg = zmq_msg_data (&request);
+		    LoadFactsFromString(msg, zmq_msg_size(&request));
+		    Focus(module);
+		    Run(-1);
+		    zmq_msg_close (&request);
+	   }
+
+
+       zmq_term(zmq);
+
+       DecrementGCLocks();
+}
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diff --git a/c_src/user.c b/c_src/user.c
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+++ b/c_src/user.c
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+#include "clips.h"
+
+void UserFunctions(void);
+void EnvUserFunctions(void *);
+
+void * remote_retr_file()
+{
+	DATA_OBJECT data;
+	RtnUnknown(1, &data);
+
+	char * filename = (char *) DOToString(data);
+
+	printf("Fetching %s\n", filename);
+
+	return filename;
+}
+
+void UserFunctions()
+{   
+     DefineFunction2("remote-retrieve-file",'s',PTIF remote_retr_file,"remote-retrieve-file","1s");
+}
+
+#if WIN_BTC
+#pragma argsused
+#endif
+void EnvUserFunctions(
+  void *theEnv)
+{
+#if MAC_MCW || WIN_MCW || MAC_XCD
+#pragma unused(theEnv)
+#endif
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main.clp b/src/main.clp
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+++ b/src/main.clp
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+(defmodule Hypnotoad)
+
+(defrule load-constructs (require ?filename) 
+         => 
+         (load (remote-retrieve-file ?filename)))
+
+(defrule load-facts (include ?filename) 
+         => 
+         (load-facts (remote-retrieve-file ?filename)))