diff --git a/examples/file.modal b/examples/file.modal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d89dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/file.modal
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<> (?_ import) (?_)
+
+(examples/postcard.modal import)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 563ad91..075d996 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ dest:
 run: all bin/modal
 	@ bin/modal -q examples/hello.modal
 debug: all bin/modal-debug
-	@ bin/modal-debug examples/hello.modal
+	@ bin/modal-debug -a examples/file.modal
 test: all bin/modal-debug bin/modal
 	@ bin/modal -v
 	@ bin/modal-debug -q examples/fizzbuzz.modal
 	@ bin/modal-debug -q examples/sierpinski.modal
 	@ bin/modal-debug -q examples/tests.modal
+	@ bin/modal-debug -a examples/file.modal
 install: bin/modal
 	cp bin/modal ~/bin/
 uninstall:
diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index 255a96b..315a87d 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	char *a, *b;
 } Rule;
 
-static int flip, quiet, debug, cycles = 0x200000;
+static int flip, quiet, debug, access, cycles = 0x200000;
 static Rule rules[0x1000], *rules_ = rules;
 static char dict[0x8000], *dict_ = dict, empty;
 static char bank_a[0x4000], *src_ = bank_a;
@@ -95,12 +95,42 @@ device_read(void)
 		dst_--;
 }
 
+static void
+file_import(char *path)
+{
+	FILE *f;
+	int pr = 0;
+	char c, last = 0;
+	if((f = fopen(path, "r"))) {
+		while(fread(&c, 1, 1, f)) {
+			c = c <= 0x20 ? 0x20 : c;
+			if(c == ' ' && last == '(') continue;
+			if(c == ')' && last == ' ') dst_--;
+			if(c == ' ' && last == ' ') dst_--;
+			if(c == '(') pr++;
+			if(c == ')') pr--;
+			if(c == '(' && last != '?' && !spacer(last)) *dst_++ = ' ';
+			if(last == ')' && !spacer(c)) *dst_++ = ' ';
+			*dst_++ = last = c;
+		}
+		fclose(f);
+		if(pr) fprintf(stderr, "Modal program imbalanced.\n");
+	} else
+		*dst_++ = 'N', *dst_++ = 'A', *dst_++ = 'F';
+}
+
 static void
 write_reg(char r, char *reg)
 {
 	switch(r) {
 	case ':': device_write(reg); return;
 	case '~': device_read(); return;
+	case '_': {
+		char filepath[0x80], *path = filepath, *cap = walk(reg);
+		while(reg < cap) *path++ = *reg++;
+		file_import(filepath);
+		return;
+	}
 	case '^': { /* op: join */
 		char c, *cap = walk(reg);
 		if(*reg == '(') reg++, --cap;
@@ -282,9 +312,7 @@ rewrite(void)
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	FILE *f;
-	int i, pr = 0, rw = 0;
-	char c, last = 0, *w = bank_a;
+	int i, rw = 0;
 	if(argc < 2)
 		return !printf("usage: modal [-vqn] source.modal\n");
 	for(i = 1; i < argc && *argv[i] == '-'; i++) {
@@ -292,25 +320,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'v': /* version */ return !printf("Modal Interpreter, 9 May 2024.\n");
 		case 'q': /* quiet */ quiet = 1; break;
 		case 'p': /* debug */ debug = 1; break;
+		case 'a': /* access */ access = 1; break;
 		case 'n': /* infinite */ cycles = 0xffffffff; break;
 		}
 	}
-	if(!(f = fopen(argv[i], "r")))
-		return !printf("Modal file invalid: %s.\n", argv[i]);
-	while(fread(&c, 1, 1, f)) {
-		c = c <= 0x20 ? 0x20 : c;
-		if(c == ' ' && last == '(') continue;
-		if(c == ')' && last == ' ') w--;
-		if(c == ' ' && last == ' ') w--;
-		if(c == '(') pr++;
-		if(c == ')') pr--;
-		if(c == '(' && last != '?' && !spacer(last)) *w++ = ' ';
-		if(last == ')' && !spacer(c)) *w++ = ' ';
-		*w++ = last = c;
-	}
-	fclose(f);
-	if(pr)
-		return !fprintf(stderr, "Modal program imbalanced.\n");
+	dst_ = bank_a, file_import(argv[i]), dst_ = bank_b;
 	while(rewrite() && ++rw)
 		if(!cycles--) return !fprintf(stderr, "Modal rewrites exceeded.\n");
 	if(!quiet) {