diff --git a/examples/serialize.rs b/examples/serialize.rs
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+use std::{env, fs};
+use wikidata::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut args = env::args();
+    let _ = args.next();
+    let contents = fs::read_to_string(args.next().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let ent = Entity::from_json(serde_json::from_str(&contents).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&ent).unwrap());
+}