diff --git a/scripts/modtools/skillChange.lua b/scripts/modtools/skillChange.lua
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--- a/scripts/modtools/skillChange.lua
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--- skillChange.lua
--- Allows skills to be changed with DFHack.
--- author Putnam
--- edited by expwnent
-
---[[
-Args are arranged like this:
-unitID SKILL level ADD/SUBTRACT/SET
-
-SKILL being anything such as DETAILSTONE, level being a number that it will be set to (15 is legendary, 0 is dabbling).
-
-Add will add skill levels, subtract will subtract, set will place it at exactly the level you put in.
-]]
-
-local utils=require('utils')
-local args={...}
-local skills=df.unit.find(args[1]).status.current_soul.skills
-local skill=df.job_skill[tostring(args[2]):upper()]
-local level=tonumber(args[3]) or 0
-
-local argfunctions={
- __index=function(t,k)
-  qerror(k..' is not a valid setting! Valid settings are SET, ADD and SUBTRACT.')
- end,
- set=function(skills,skill,level)
-  utils.insert_or_update(skills, {new=true, id=skill, rating=level}, 'id')
- end,
- add=function(skills,skill,level)
-  local skillExists,oldSkill=utils.linear_index(skills,skill,'id')
-  if skillExists then 
-   oldSkill.rating=level+oldSkill.rating
-  else
-   argfunctions.set(skills,skill,level)
-  end
- end,
- subtract=function(skills,skill,level)
-  local skillExists,oldSkill=utils.linear_index(skills,skill,'id')
-  if skillExists then 
-   local newRating=oldSkill['rating'] or 0
-   oldSkill.rating=oldSkill.rating-level
-   if oldSkill.rating<0 or (oldSkill.rating==0 and oldSkill.experience<=0) then skills:erase(skillExists) end
-  end
- end
-}
-
-setmetatable(argfunctions,argfunctions)
-argfunctions[args[4]:lower()](skills,skill,level)