old_contents: 'use strict'
  
  var fs = require('fs')
  
  module.exports = function (filename, encoding) {
    var read = function (filename, encoding) {
      try {
        return fs.fileReadSync(filename, encoding)
      } catch (error) {
        return ''
      }
    }
  
    return {
      read: read
    }
  }
  
new_contents: 'use strict'
  
  var fs = require('fs')
  
  module.exports = {
    read: function (filename) {
      try {
        return fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8')
      } catch (error) {
        return ''
      }
    }
  }
  
subject: Simplify the reader module.