diff --git a/.rspec b/.rspec
index 34c5164..210a1d6 100644
--- a/.rspec
+++ b/.rspec
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 --format documentation
---color
---require spec_helper
+--color
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diff --git a/spec/textstat_spec.rb b/spec/textstat_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2485222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/textstat_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+require 'rspec'
+require_relative '../lib/textstat.rb'
+
+describe TextStat do
+  before do
+    @long_test = 'Playing ... games has always been thought to be ' \
+       'important to the development of well-balanced and ' \
+       'creative children; however, what part, if any, ' \
+       'they should play in the lives of adults has never ' \
+       'been researched that deeply. I believe that ' \
+       'playing games is every bit as important for adults ' \
+       'as for children. Not only is taking time out to ' \
+       'play games with our children and other adults ' \
+       'valuable to building interpersonal relationships ' \
+       'but is also a wonderful way to release built up ' \
+       "tension.\n" \
+       "There's nothing my husband enjoys more after a " \
+       'hard day of work than to come home and play a game ' \
+       'of Chess with someone. This enables him to unwind ' \
+       "from the day's activities and to discuss the highs " \
+       'and lows of the day in a non-threatening, kick back ' \
+       'environment. One of my most memorable wedding ' \
+       'gifts, a Backgammon set, was received by a close ' \
+       'friend. I asked him why in the world he had given ' \
+       'us such a gift. He replied that he felt that an ' \
+       'important aspect of marriage was for a couple to ' \
+       'never quit playing games together. Over the years, ' \
+       'as I have come to purchase and play, with other ' \
+       'couples & coworkers, many games like: Monopoly, ' \
+       'Chutes & Ladders, Mastermind, Dweebs, Geeks, & ' \
+       'Weirdos, etc. I can reflect on the integral part ' \
+       'they have played in our weekends and our ' \
+       '"shut-off the T.V. and do something more ' \
+       'stimulating" weeks. They have enriched my life and ' \
+       'made it more interesting. Sadly, many adults ' \
+       'forget that games even exist and have put them ' \
+       'away in the cupboards, forgotten until the ' \
+       "grandchildren come over.\n" \
+       'All too often, adults get so caught up in working ' \
+       'to pay the bills and keeping up with the ' \
+       "\"Joneses'\" that they neglect to harness the fun " \
+       'in life; the fun that can be the reward of ' \
+       'enjoying a relaxing game with another person. It ' \
+       'has been said that "man is that he might have ' \
+       'joy" but all too often we skate through life ' \
+       'without much of it. Playing games allows us to: ' \
+       'relax, learn something new and stimulating, ' \
+       'interact with people on a different more ' \
+       'comfortable level, and to enjoy non-threatening ' \
+       'competition. For these reasons, adults should ' \
+       'place a higher priority on playing games in their ' \
+       'lives'
+  end
+
+  context 'When testing the TextStat class' do
+    it 'should return the correct number of chars' do
+      count = TextStat.char_count(@long_test)
+      count_spaces = TextStat.char_count(@long_test, false)
+
+      expect(count).to eql 1750
+      expect(count_spaces).to eql 2123
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/textstat.gemspec b/textstat.gemspec
index beb8c32..b2404e7 100644
--- a/textstat.gemspec
+++ b/textstat.gemspec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.bindir        = "exe"
   spec.executables   = spec.files.grep(%r{^exe/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
   spec.require_paths = ["lib/textstat.rb", "lib/easy_words.txt"]
-  spec.test_files    = ["spec/spec_helper.rb", "spec/textstat_spec.rb"]
+  spec.test_files    = ["spec/textstat_spec.rb", "lib/easy_words.txt"]
 
   spec.add_runtime_dependency     "text-hyphen", "~> 1.4", ">= 1.4.1"
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 2.0.a"