diff --git a/koans/edgecase.rb b/koans/edgecase.rb
index 80116aa..96617f9 100644
--- a/koans/edgecase.rb
+++ b/koans/edgecase.rb
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ module EdgeCase
           File.open(PROGRESS_FILE_NAME,'r') do |f|
             @_contents = f.read.to_s.gsub(/\s/,'').split(',')
           end
+        else
+          @_contents = []
         end
       end
       @_contents
diff --git a/src/edgecase.rb b/src/edgecase.rb
index 9d31ea6..96617f9 100644
--- a/src/edgecase.rb
+++ b/src/edgecase.rb
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ module EdgeCase
           File.open(PROGRESS_FILE_NAME,'r') do |f|
             @_contents = f.read.to_s.gsub(/\s/,'').split(',')
           end
+        else
+          @_contents = []
         end
       end
       @_contents
@@ -169,39 +171,39 @@ module EdgeCase
 
     def end_screen
         completed = <<-ENDTEXT
-                                   ,,   ,  ,,                                   
-                                  :      ::::,    :::,                             
-                    ,         ,,: :::::::::::::,,  ::::    :  ,                  
-                  ,       ,,,    ,:::::::::::::::::::,  ,:   ,: ,,               
-             :,        ::,   , , :, ,:::::::::::::::::::, :::  ,::::             
-            :   :     ::,                          ,:::::::: ::, ,::::            
-           ,     ,:::::                                   :,:::::::,::::,        
-       ,:     , ,:,,:                                         :::::::::::::       
-      ::,:   ,,:::,                                            ,::::::::::::,     
-     ,:::, :,,:::                                                ::::::::::::,    
-    ,::: :::::::,       Mountains are again merely mountains      ,::::::::::::    
-    :::,,,::::::                                                    ::::::::::::    
-  ,:::::::::::,                                                     ::::::::::::,   
-  :::::::::::,                                                      ,::::::::::::   
- :::::::::::::                                                      ,::::::::::::   
-,::::::::::::                       Ruby Koans                       ::::::::::::,   
-:::::::::::::                                                       ,::::::::::::,  
-,:::::::::::,                                                       , ::::::::::::   
- ,:::::::::::::,                brought to you by                  ,,::::::::::::,  
- ::::::::::::::                                                     ,::::::::::::   
-  ::::::::::::::,                                                   :::::::::::::   
-  ::::::::::::,             EdgeCase Software Artisans            , ::::::::::::   
-   :,::::::::: ::::                                               :::::::::::::    
-    ,:::::::::::  ,:                                          ,,:::::::::::::,    
-      ::::::::::::                                           ,::::::::::::::,     
-       :::::::::::::::::,                                  ::::::::::::::::       
-        :::::::::::::::::::,                             ::::::::::::::::       
-         ::::::::::::::::::::::,                     ,::::,:, , ::::,:::         
-           :::::::::::::::::::::::,               ::,: ::,::, ,,: ::::           
-               ,::::::::::::::::::::              ::,,  , ,,  ,::::              
-                  ,::::::::::::::::              ::,, ,   ,:::,                 
-                       ,::::                         , ,,                       
-                                                   ,,,                          
+                                  ,,   ,  ,,
+                                :      ::::,    :::,
+                   ,        ,,: :::::::::::::,,  ::::   :  ,
+                 ,       ,,,   ,:::::::::::::::::::,  ,:  ,: ,,
+            :,        ::,  , , :, ,::::::::::::::::::, :::  ,::::
+           :   :    ::,                          ,:::::::: ::, ,::::
+          ,     ,:::::                                  :,:::::::,::::,
+      ,:     , ,:,,:                                       :::::::::::::
+     ::,:   ,,:::,                                           ,::::::::::::,
+    ,:::, :,,:::                                               ::::::::::::,
+   ,::: :::::::,       Mountains are again merely mountains     ,::::::::::::
+   :::,,,::::::                                                   ::::::::::::
+ ,:::::::::::,                                                    ::::::::::::,
+ :::::::::::,                                                     ,::::::::::::
+:::::::::::::                                                     ,::::::::::::
+::::::::::::                       Ruby Koans                      ::::::::::::,
+::::::::::::                                                      ,::::::::::::,
+:::::::::::,                                                      , ::::::::::::
+,:::::::::::::,                brought to you by                 ,,::::::::::::,
+::::::::::::::                                                    ,::::::::::::
+ ::::::::::::::,                                                 ,:::::::::::::
+ ::::::::::::,             EdgeCase Software Artisans           , ::::::::::::
+  :,::::::::: ::::                                               :::::::::::::
+   ,:::::::::::  ,:                                          ,,:::::::::::::,
+     ::::::::::::                                           ,::::::::::::::,
+      :::::::::::::::::,                                  ::::::::::::::::
+       :::::::::::::::::::,                             ::::::::::::::::
+        ::::::::::::::::::::::,                     ,::::,:, , ::::,:::
+          :::::::::::::::::::::::,               ::,: ::,::, ,,: ::::
+              ,::::::::::::::::::::              ::,,  , ,,  ,::::
+                 ,::::::::::::::::              ::,, ,   ,:::,
+                      ,::::                         , ,,
+                                                  ,,,
 ENDTEXT
         puts completed
     end