diff --git a/libspeechd.so b/libspeechd.so
deleted file mode 120000
index 4880363..0000000
--- a/libspeechd.so
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-libspeechd.so.2.6.0
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diff --git a/libspeechd.so.2 b/libspeechd.so.2
deleted file mode 120000
index 4880363..0000000
--- a/libspeechd.so.2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-libspeechd.so.2.6.0
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diff --git a/libspeechd.so.2.6.0 b/libspeechd.so.2.6.0
deleted file mode 100755
index e0b3b35..0000000
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diff --git a/stardew-access/ModEntry.cs b/stardew-access/ModEntry.cs
index 150d7cc..879f724 100644
--- a/stardew-access/ModEntry.cs
+++ b/stardew-access/ModEntry.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 namespace stardew_access
 {
+    public struct GoString
+    {
+        public string msg;
+        public long len;
+        public GoString(string msg, long len)
+        {
+            this.msg = msg;
+            this.len = len;
+        }
+    }
 
     public class MainClass : Mod
     {
@@ -31,6 +41,17 @@ namespace stardew_access
             get{return _modHelper;}
         }
 
+        [DllImport("libspeechdwrapper.so")]
+        private static extern void Initialize();
+
+
+        [DllImport("libspeechdwrapper.so")]
+        private static extern void Speak(GoString text, bool interrupt);
+
+
+        [DllImport("libspeechdwrapper.so")]
+        private static extern void Close();
+
         /*********
         ** Public methods
         *********/
@@ -63,6 +84,13 @@ namespace stardew_access
 
             #endregion
 
+            Initialize();
+            string text = "Testing";
+            Speak(new GoString(text,text.Length), false);
+            Close();
+
+            
+
             helper.Events.Input.ButtonPressed += this.OnButtonPressed;
             helper.Events.GameLoop.UpdateTicked += this.onUpdateTicked;
         }
diff --git a/stardew-access/ScreenReader.cs b/stardew-access/ScreenReader.cs
index f0360fd..f63ce14 100644
--- a/stardew-access/ScreenReader.cs
+++ b/stardew-access/ScreenReader.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using AccessibleOutput;
 using StardewModdingAPI;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using IronPython.Hosting;
 
 namespace stardew_access
 {
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ namespace stardew_access
         /// <summary>Initializes the screen reader.</summary>
         public void InitializeScreenReader()
         {
-
             if (!RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
                 return;
             
diff --git a/stardew-access/manifest.json b/stardew-access/manifest.json
index 76ce6cc..a9dcc84 100644
--- a/stardew-access/manifest.json
+++ b/stardew-access/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "Name": "Stardew Access",
   "Author": "Mohammad Shoaib",
-  "Version": "1.0.18-beta",
+  "Version": "1.0.19-beta",
   "Description": "An accessibility mod with screen reader support!",
   "UniqueID": "shoaib.stardewaccess",
   "EntryDll": "stardew-access.dll",
diff --git a/stardew-access/stardew-access.csproj b/stardew-access/stardew-access.csproj
index e324c22..78532e0 100644
--- a/stardew-access/stardew-access.csproj
+++ b/stardew-access/stardew-access.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AccessibleOutput" Version="1.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="AutoHotkey.Interop" Version="1.0.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="IronPython" Version="2.7.12" />
     <PackageReference Include="Lib.Harmony" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Pathoschild.Stardew.ModBuildConfig" Version="4.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>