code: function read (targetFile) {
    log(`Trying to read "${targetFile}"`);
    const stats = fs.statSync(targetFile);
  
    if (!stats.isFile()) {
      fail(`"${targetFile}" is not a file`);
    }
  
    log(`"${targetFile}" is a file, reading and assuming UTF-8`);
    let data = fs.readFileSync(targetFile, 'utf-8');
  
    data = data.replace( /^\uFEFF/, '' );
  
    return data;
  }
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