diff --git a/DESIGN.md b/DESIGN.md
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+Flow of TAR stream
+==================
+
+The underlying use of `github.com/vbatts/tar-split/archive/tar` is most similar
+to stdlib.
+
+
+Packer interface
+----------------
+
+For ease of storage and usage of the raw bytes, there will be a storage
+interface, that accepts an io.Writer (This way you could pass it an in memory
+buffer or a file handle).
+
+Having a Packer interface can allow configuration of hash.Hash for file payloads
+and providing your own io.Writer.
+
+Instead of having a state directory to store all the header information for all
+Readers, we will leave that up to user of Reader. Because we can not assume an
+ID for each Reader, and keeping that information differentiated.
+
+
+
+State Directory
+---------------
+
+Perhaps we could deduplicate the header info, by hashing the rawbytes and
+storing them in a directory tree like:
+
+	./ac/dc/beef
+
+Then reference the hash of the header info, in the positional records for the
+tar stream. Though this could be a future feature, and not required for an
+initial implementation. Also, this would imply an owned state directory, rather
+than just writing storage info to an io.Writer.
+
diff --git a/tar/storage/entry.go b/tar/storage/entry.go
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+package storage
+
+// Entries is for sorting by Position
+type Entries []Entry
+
+func (e Entries) Len() int           { return len(e) }
+func (e Entries) Swap(i, j int)      { e[i], e[j] = e[j], e[i] }
+func (e Entries) Less(i, j int) bool { return e[i].Position < e[j].Position }
+
+type Type int
+
+const (
+	// FileType represents a file payload from the tar stream.
+	//
+	// This will be used to map to relative paths on disk. Only Size > 0 will get
+	// read into a resulting output stream (due to hardlinks).
+	FileType Type = 1 + iota
+	// SegmentType represents a raw bytes segment from the archive stream. These raw
+	// byte segments consist of the raw headers and various padding.
+	//
+	// It's payload is to be marshalled base64 encoded.
+	SegmentType
+)
+
+type Entry struct {
+	Type     Type   `json:"type"`
+	Name     string `json:"name",omitempty`
+	Size     int64  `json:"size",omitempty`
+	Payload  []byte `json:"payload"` // SegmentType store payload here; FileType store checksum here;
+	Position int    `json:"position"`
+}
diff --git a/tar/storage/entry_test.go b/tar/storage/entry_test.go
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+package storage
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"sort"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestEntries(t *testing.T) {
+	e := Entries{
+		Entry{
+			Type:     SegmentType,
+			Payload:  []byte("y'all"),
+			Position: 1,
+		},
+		Entry{
+			Type:     SegmentType,
+			Payload:  []byte("doin"),
+			Position: 3,
+		},
+		Entry{
+			Type:     FileType,
+			Name:     "./hurr.txt",
+			Payload:  []byte("deadbeef"),
+			Position: 2,
+		},
+		Entry{
+			Type:     SegmentType,
+			Payload:  []byte("how"),
+			Position: 0,
+		},
+	}
+	sort.Sort(e)
+	if e[0].Position != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected Position 0, but got %d", e[0].Position)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFile(t *testing.T) {
+	f := Entry{
+		Type:     FileType,
+		Name:     "./hello.txt",
+		Size:     100,
+		Position: 2,
+	}
+
+	buf, err := json.Marshal(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	f1 := Entry{}
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(buf, &f1); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if f.Name != f1.Name {
+		t.Errorf("expected Name %q, got %q", f.Name, f1.Name)
+	}
+	if f.Size != f1.Size {
+		t.Errorf("expected Size %q, got %q", f.Size, f1.Size)
+	}
+	if f.Position != f1.Position {
+		t.Errorf("expected Position %q, got %q", f.Position, f1.Position)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tar/storage/packer.go b/tar/storage/packer.go
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+++ b/tar/storage/packer.go
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+package storage
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+)
+
+type Packer interface {
+	// AddSegment packs the segment bytes provided and returns the position of
+	// the entry
+	//AddSegment([]byte) (int, error)
+	// AddFile packs the File provided and returns the position of the entry. The
+	// Position is set in the stored File.
+	//AddFile(File) (int, error)
+
+	//
+	AddEntry(e Entry) (int, error)
+}
+
+type Unpacker interface {
+	Next() (*Entry, error)
+}
+
+type PackUnpacker interface {
+	Packer
+	Unpacker
+}
+
+type jsonUnpacker struct {
+	r     io.Reader
+	b     *bufio.Reader
+	isEOF bool
+}
+
+func (jup *jsonUnpacker) Next() (*Entry, error) {
+	var e Entry
+	if jup.isEOF {
+		// since ReadBytes() will return read bytes AND an EOF, we handle it this
+		// round-a-bout way so we can Unmarshal the tail with relevant errors, but
+		// still get an io.EOF when the stream is ended.
+		return nil, io.EOF
+	}
+	line, err := jup.b.ReadBytes('\n')
+	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if err == io.EOF {
+		jup.isEOF = true
+	}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(line, &e)
+	if err != nil && jup.isEOF {
+		// if the remainder actually _wasn't_ a remaining json structure, then just EOF
+		return nil, io.EOF
+	}
+	return &e, err
+}
+
+// jsonUnpacker writes each entry (SegmentType and FileType) as a json document.
+// Each entry on a new line.
+func NewJsonUnpacker(r io.Reader) Unpacker {
+	return &jsonUnpacker{
+		r: r,
+		b: bufio.NewReader(r),
+	}
+}
+
+type jsonPacker struct {
+	w   io.Writer
+	e   *json.Encoder
+	pos int
+}
+
+func (jp *jsonPacker) AddEntry(e Entry) (int, error) {
+	e.Position = jp.pos
+	err := jp.e.Encode(e)
+	if err == nil {
+		jp.pos++
+	}
+	return e.Position, err
+}
+
+func NewJsonPacker(w io.Writer) Packer {
+	return &jsonPacker{
+		w: w,
+		e: json.NewEncoder(w),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tar/storage/packer_test.go b/tar/storage/packer_test.go
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+package storage
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestJsonPackerUnpacker(t *testing.T) {
+	e := []Entry{
+		Entry{
+			Type:    SegmentType,
+			Payload: []byte("how"),
+		},
+		Entry{
+			Type:    SegmentType,
+			Payload: []byte("y'all"),
+		},
+		Entry{
+			Type:    FileType,
+			Name:    "./hurr.txt",
+			Payload: []byte("deadbeef"),
+		},
+		Entry{
+			Type:    SegmentType,
+			Payload: []byte("doin"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	buf := []byte{}
+	b := bytes.NewBuffer(buf)
+
+	func() {
+		jp := NewJsonPacker(b)
+		for i := range e {
+			if _, err := jp.AddEntry(e[i]); err != nil {
+				t.Error(err)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	t.Errorf("%#v", b.String())
+	b = bytes.NewBuffer(b.Bytes())
+	func() {
+		jup := NewJsonUnpacker(b)
+		for {
+			entry, err := jup.Next()
+			if err != nil {
+				if err == io.EOF {
+					break
+				}
+				t.Error(err)
+			}
+			t.Errorf("%#v", entry)
+		}
+	}()
+
+}
diff --git a/tar/storage/reader.go b/tar/storage/reader.go
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+package storage
+
+import (
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/vbatts/tar-split/archive/tar"
+)
+
+func NewReader(r io.Reader, p Packer) *Reader {
+	return &Reader{
+		tr: tar.NewReader(r),
+		p:  p,
+	}
+}
+
+// Reader resembles the tar.Reader struct, and is handled the same. Though it
+// takes an Packer which write the stored records and file info
+type Reader struct {
+	tr *tar.Reader
+	p  Packer
+}
+
+func (r *Reader) Next() (*tar.Header, error) {
+	// TODO read RawBytes
+	return r.tr.Next()
+}
+
+func (r *Reader) Read(b []byte) (i int, e error) {
+	return r.tr.Read(b)
+}