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+package bjc.dicelang.util;
+
+import static bjc.dicelang.Errors.ErrorKey.EK_MISC_IOEX;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+import bjc.dicelang.Errors;
+
+/**
+ * Load resources bundled with DiceLang.
+ *
+ * @author EVE
+ *
+ */
+public class ResourceLoader {
+	/**
+	 * Loads a .help file from the data/help directory.
+	 *
+	 * @param name
+	 *                The name of the help file to load.
+	 *
+	 * @return The contents of the help file, or null if it could not be
+	 *         opened.
+	 */
+	public static String[] loadHelpFile(final String name) {
+		final URL fle = ResourceLoader.class.getResource("/data/help/" + name + ".help");
+
+		try {
+			Path pth = Paths.get(fle.toURI());
+
+			return Files.lines(pth).toArray(sze -> new String[sze]);
+		} catch (IOException | URISyntaxException ioex) {
+			Errors.inst.printError(EK_MISC_IOEX, fle.toString());
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
+}