diff --git a/i2c/string.py b/i2c/string.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+import smbus
+
+bus = smbus.SMBus(1)
+address = 0x23
+
+for c in sys.argv[1]:
+    bus.write_byte(address, ord(c))
+