diff --git a/examples/gemini/gemini.fs b/examples/gemini/gemini.fs
index a123f9b..8e9ffb8 100644
--- a/examples/gemini/gemini.fs
+++ b/examples/gemini/gemini.fs
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ r| What's the "time"?| askit >json a. cr cr
 r| What's the "time"?| askit _s" contents" dict@ 0 a@ _s" parts" dict@ 0 a@ _s" text" dict@ >json a. cr
 
 0 [IF]
+_s" sample.txt" slurp json> _s" candidates" dict@ 0 a@ _s" content" dict@ _s" parts" dict@ 0 a@ _s" text" dict@ a.
+
 HTTPClient
 NetworkClientSecure.new constant nclient
 
diff --git a/examples/gemini/slurp.fs b/examples/gemini/slurp.fs
index 5e23da3..0a1db35 100644
--- a/examples/gemini/slurp.fs
+++ b/examples/gemini/slurp.fs
@@ -12,11 +12,16 @@
 \ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 \ limitations under the License.
 
-: slurp-file ( a n -- a n )
-  r/o open-file throw >r
+needs arrays.fs
+
+also arrays
+
+: slurp ( a: filename -- a: content )
+  top range r/o open-file throw >r adrop
   r@ file-size throw ( sz )
-  dup 1+ allocate throw swap ( data sz )
-  2dup r@ read-file throw drop
+  STRING array
+  top range r@ read-file throw drop
   r> close-file throw
-  2dup + 0 swap c!
 ;
+
+previous