diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 763301f..7a6df1c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 dist/
-node_modules/
\ No newline at end of file
+node_modules/
+
+# munger.py typescript file output
+demo/typescript-embeddable.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/munger.py b/munger.py
index 48e5f8c..185ba50 100644
--- a/munger.py
+++ b/munger.py
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@
         dict.append(f"\"{row['id']}\":\"{text}\"")
 
 output = ",".join(dict)
-opener = "const stringTable: { [key: string]: string } = {";
+opener = "export const stringTable: { [key: string]: string } = {";
 ender = "};"
+
+# create a TS file that exports expected values
+tsCompiledOutput = open('typescript-embeddable.ts', 'w+')
+tsCompiledOutput.write(f'{opener}{output}{ender}')
+tsCompiledOutput.write('\n\n')
 print(f'{opener}{output}{ender}')
 
 hex = []
@@ -20,6 +25,10 @@
         hex.append("0x" + byte.hex())
 
 output = ",".join(hex)
-opener = "const data = Uint8Array.from([";
+opener = " export const data = Uint8Array.from([";
 ender = "]);";
+tsCompiledOutput.write(f'{opener}{output}{ender}')
 print(f'{opener}{output}{ender}')
+
+# close written typescript file
+tsCompiledOutput.close()
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 047f9f3..d1ce08a 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ If you wanted to replace the story you would need to do the following:
 
 1. Using ysc compile your yarn into a yarnc and csv file: `ysc compile your_yarn.yarn`
 2. Using `munger.py` create a TypeScript text embeddable version of your compiled story: `python munger.py`
-3. Replace the `stringTable` and `data` variables inside `index.ts` with those created by `munger.py`
+3. Replace the `stringTable` and `data` variables inside `index.ts` with those created by `munger.py`. This step can alternatively be skipped as the `munger.py` output is generated in a file `demo/typescript-embeddable.ts` which is imported into `src/index.ts` by default.
 5. Compile the TypeScript and run webpack to munge everything up into a single js file we can use: `npm run build`
 6. Open `index.html` in your browser and "enjoy"
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 1baa9fd..41fed1f 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { YarnVM, OptionItem } from "./yarnvm";
 import { Program } from "./yarn_spinner";
 
+import { stringTable as mungedStringTable, data as mungedProgramData } from "../demo/typescript-embeddable";
+
 import "./yarnspinner.scss";
 import 'bootstrap';
 
 import { Settings, LineDeliveryMode } from "./settings";
+import { stringTable } from "./data";
 
 let currentSettings: Settings = {
     lineDelivery: LineDeliveryMode.OneAtATime,
@@ -211,9 +214,23 @@ declare global {
         startDialogue: () => void;
         setup: () => void;
         addButton: (text: string, classes: string[], handler: () => void) => void;
+        yarnData: {programData: Uint8Array, stringTable: StringTable};
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * These values may either be replaced with the output value from munger.py
+ * or they will simply be imported from the `demo/typescript-embeddable.ts`
+ * file that munger.py generates.
+ * 
+ * if replacing:
+ * `mungedProgramData` is replaced with "data" value from munger.py output
+ * `mungedStringTable` is replaced with "stringTable" value from munger.py
+ */
+window.yarnData = {
+    programData: mungedProgramData,
+    stringTable: mungedStringTable
+}
 window.loadProgram = loadProgram;
 window.startDialogue = startDialogue;
 
@@ -312,7 +329,6 @@ function loadProgram(programData: Uint8Array, stringTable: StringTable): void {
     }
 }
 
-
 function updateSettings(newSettings: Settings) {
     currentSettings = { ...currentSettings, ...newSettings };
     updateLineDeliveryUI();