diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/P.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/P.java
index e464b27..af3c17a 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/P.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/P.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import com.dre.brewery.integration.WGBarrel7;
 import com.dre.brewery.integration.WGBarrelNew;
 import com.dre.brewery.integration.WGBarrelOld;
 import com.dre.brewery.listeners.*;
+import com.dre.brewery.lore.LoreInputStream;
+import com.dre.brewery.lore.LoreOutputStream;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.math.NumberUtils;
 import org.bstats.bukkit.Metrics;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ public class P extends JavaPlugin {
 			test[1] = 6;
 			test[2] = 12;
 			test[3] = 21;
+			test[127] = 99;
 			data.write(test);
 
 			data.writeInt(123324);
@@ -107,6 +110,18 @@ public class P extends JavaPlugin {
 			data.close();
 			meta.getLore();
 
+			LoreInputStream in = new LoreInputStream(meta);
+			DataInputStream dataIn = new DataInputStream(in);
+
+			P.p.log(dataIn.readInt() + ", " + dataIn.readLong() + ", ");
+			byte[] testIn = new byte[128];
+			dataIn.read(testIn);
+			P.p.log(testIn[1] + ", " + testIn[2] + ", " + testIn[3] + ", " + testIn[127]);
+
+			P.p.log(dataIn.readInt() + ", " + dataIn.readLong() + ", ");
+
+			dataIn.close();
+
 
 
 			/*basE91 basE91 = new basE91();
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/listeners/InventoryListener.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/listeners/InventoryListener.java
index 7df7504..5564009 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/listeners/InventoryListener.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/listeners/InventoryListener.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import com.dre.brewery.Brew;
 import com.dre.brewery.MCBarrel;
 import com.dre.brewery.P;
 import com.dre.brewery.integration.LogBlockBarrel;
+import com.dre.brewery.lore.LoreInputStream;
+import com.dre.brewery.lore.LoreOutputStream;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.Sound;
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.PotionMeta;
 import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitRunnable;
 
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -298,6 +303,37 @@ public class InventoryListener implements Listener {
 						}
 					}
 					brew.touch();
+
+					try {
+						LoreInputStream loreIn = new LoreInputStream(potion);
+						DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(loreIn);
+
+						if (in.readByte() == 27 && in.readUTF().equals("TESTHalloª∆Ω") && in.readInt() == 34834 && in.readLong() == Long.MAX_VALUE) {
+							P.p.log("true");
+						} else {
+							P.p.log("false");
+						}
+						in.close();
+					} catch (IOException e) {
+						e.printStackTrace();
+					}
+
+					try {
+
+						LoreOutputStream lore = new LoreOutputStream(potion, 3);
+						DataOutputStream out = new DataOutputStream(lore);
+
+						out.writeByte(27);
+						out.writeUTF("TESTHalloª∆Ω");
+						out.writeInt(34834);
+						out.writeLong(Long.MAX_VALUE);
+
+						out.close();
+						item.setItemMeta(potion);
+
+					} catch (IOException e) {
+						e.printStackTrace();
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/LoreInputStream.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/LoreInputStream.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d346917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/LoreInputStream.java
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+package com.dre.brewery.lore;
+
+import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.ItemMeta;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class LoreInputStream extends InputStream {
+
+	private static final basE91 DECODER = new basE91();
+
+	private byte[] decbuf = new byte[18];
+	private byte[] buf = new byte[16];
+	private int reader = 0;
+	private int count = 0;
+	private ByteArrayInputStream readStream;
+
+	public LoreInputStream(ItemMeta meta) throws IOException {
+		if (meta.hasLore()) {
+			List<String> lore = meta.getLore();
+			for (String line : lore) {
+				if (line.startsWith("§%")) {
+					StringBuilder build = new StringBuilder((int) (line.length() / 2F));
+					byte skip = 2;
+					for (char c : line.toCharArray()) {
+						if (skip > 0) {
+							skip--;
+							continue;
+						}
+						if (c == '§') continue;
+						build.append(c);
+					}
+					readStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(build.toString().getBytes());
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if (readStream == null) throw new IOException("Meta has no data in lore");
+	}
+
+	private void decode() throws IOException {
+		reader = 0;
+		count = readStream.read(decbuf);
+		if (count < 1) {
+			count = DECODER.decEnd(buf);
+			if (count < 1) {
+				count = -1;
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+		count = DECODER.decode(decbuf, count, buf);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int read() throws IOException {
+		if (count == -1) return -1;
+		if (count == 0 || reader == count) {
+			decode();
+			return read();
+		}
+		return buf[reader++] & 0xFF;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException {
+		if (b == null) throw new NullPointerException();
+		if (off < 0 || len < 0 || len > b.length - off) throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
+		if (len == 0) return 0;
+
+		if (count == -1) return -1;
+		if (count == 0 || reader == count) {
+			decode();
+			if (count == -1) return -1;
+		}
+
+		if (count > 0 && count - reader >= len) {
+			// enough data in buffer, copy it out directly
+			System.arraycopy(buf, reader, b, off, len);
+			reader += len;
+			return len;
+		}
+
+		int out = 0;
+		int writeSize;
+		while (count > 0) {
+			writeSize = Math.min(len, count - reader);
+			System.arraycopy(buf, reader, b, off + out, writeSize);
+			out += writeSize;
+			len -= writeSize;
+			if (len > 0) {
+				decode();
+			} else {
+				reader += writeSize;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		return out;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public long skip(long n) throws IOException {
+		return super.skip(n);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int available() throws IOException {
+		return Math.round(readStream.available() * 0.813F); // Ratio encoded to decoded with random data
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void close() throws IOException {
+		count = -1;
+		DECODER.decReset();
+		buf = null;
+		decbuf = null;
+		readStream = null;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public synchronized void mark(int readlimit) {
+		if (!markSupported()) return;
+		readStream.mark(readlimit);
+		DECODER.decMark();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public synchronized void reset() throws IOException {
+		if (!markSupported()) super.reset();
+		readStream.reset();
+		DECODER.decUnmark();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean markSupported() {
+		return readStream.markSupported();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/LoreOutputStream.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/LoreOutputStream.java
index 128f460..6352c74 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/LoreOutputStream.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/LoreOutputStream.java
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ public class LoreOutputStream extends OutputStream {
 		stream.flush();
 		String s = stream.toString();
 
-		StringBuilder loreLineBuilder = new StringBuilder(s.length() * 2);
+		StringBuilder loreLineBuilder = new StringBuilder((s.length() * 2) + 6);
+		loreLineBuilder.append("§%");
 		for (char c : s.toCharArray()) {
 			loreLineBuilder.append('§').append(c);
 		}
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/basE91.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/basE91.java
index be38b14..12a0b94 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/basE91.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/basE91.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ package com.dre.brewery.lore;
 public class basE91
 {
 	private int ebq, en, dbq, dn, dv;
+	private int[] marker = null;
 	public final byte[] enctab;
 	private final byte[] dectab;
 
@@ -122,6 +123,17 @@ public class basE91
 		dv = -1;
 	}
 
+	public void decMark() {
+		marker = new int[] {dbq, dn, dv};
+	}
+
+	public void decUnmark() {
+		if (marker == null) return;
+		dbq = marker[0];
+		dn = marker[1];
+		dv = marker[2];
+	}
+
 	public basE91()
 	{
 		int i;