diff --git a/configmodel.c b/configmodel.c
index 2818dcb..bc36223 100644
--- a/configmodel.c
+++ b/configmodel.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ CONFIGFILEPTR ConfigFileRead(CONST_STRPTR filename)
 		result->sectionStore = SectionStoreNew();
 		result->lines = LineArrayNew();
 		InitialisePatterns();
-		while( (line = LineReadIncludingContinuation(configFile, currentSection)) != NULL )
+		while( (line = LineReadIncludingContinuation(configFile, result->sectionStore, currentSection)) != NULL )
 		{
 			// add it to the flat list of lines
 			LineArrayAppend(result->lines, line);
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ VOID ConfigFileSave(CONFIGFILEPTR config)
 {
 }
 
-LINEPTR LineCreate(CONST_STRPTR buffer, ULONG size)
+LINEPTR LineCreate(CONST_STRPTR buffer, ULONG size, SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore)
 {
 	struct Line* result = NULL;
 	StringArray matches = NULL;
@@ -144,13 +144,19 @@ LINEPTR LineCreate(CONST_STRPTR buffer, ULONG size)
 
  		if( matches = RunPattern(result->rawText, sectionPatternProgram) ) 
  		{
+ 			SECTIONPTR section = NULL;
  			if( SizeOfArray(matches) == 3 )
  			{
-	 			result->section = SectionCreateWithName(StringArrayValues(matches)[1]);
+	 			section = SectionCreateWithName(StringArrayValues(matches)[1]);
  			}
  			else if( SizeOfArray(matches) == 5 )
  			{
-	 			result->section = SectionCreateWithNameAndSubname(StringArrayValues(matches)[1], StringArrayValues(matches)[3]);
+ 				section = SectionCreateWithNameAndSubname(StringArrayValues(matches)[1], StringArrayValues(matches)[3]);
+ 			}
+ 			if( section != NULL )
+ 			{
+ 				SectionStoreAddSection(sectionStore, section);
+ 				result->section = section;
  			}
 	 		StringArrayFree(matches);
  		}
@@ -217,7 +223,7 @@ VOID LineDump(LINEPTR abstractLine)
 	}
 }
 
-LINEPTR LineReadIncludingContinuation(BPTR file, SECTIONPTR currentSection)
+LINEPTR LineReadIncludingContinuation(BPTR file, SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, SECTIONPTR currentSection)
 {
 	UBYTE* buffer = AllocVec(512, MEMF_CLEAR);
 	ULONG bufLength = 512;
@@ -236,7 +242,7 @@ LINEPTR LineReadIncludingContinuation(BPTR file, SECTIONPTR currentSection)
 	// make a line
 	if( bytesReadTotal > 0 )
 	{
-		result = LineCreate(buffer, bytesReadTotal);
+		result = LineCreate(buffer, bytesReadTotal, sectionStore);
 		if( result->variable != NULL && result->section == NULL )
 		{
 			result->section = currentSection;
@@ -276,12 +282,7 @@ VOID LineFree(LINEPTR abstractLine)
 		{
 			FreeVec(line->rawText);
 		}
-		if( line->section != NULL && line->variable == NULL )
-		{
-			//only free the section in a section line,
-			//not a variable line as thats just a weak ref
-			SectionFree(line->section);
-		}
+		// we dont free the section as its stored in the section store
 		if( line->variable != NULL )
 		{
 			VariableFree(line->variable);
diff --git a/configmodel.h b/configmodel.h
index f43fb9b..92e2127 100644
--- a/configmodel.h
+++ b/configmodel.h
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __CONFIGMODEL_H
 #define __CONFIGMODEL_H
-#include <exec/types.h>
+#include "types.h"
 #include <dos/dos.h>
 
-typedef APTR LINEPTR;
-typedef APTR SECTIONPTR;
-typedef APTR VARIABLEPTR;
-typedef APTR CONFIGFILEPTR;
-
 CONFIGFILEPTR ConfigFileRead(CONST_STRPTR filename);
 VOID ConfigFileFree(CONFIGFILEPTR abstractConfigFile);
 
@@ -16,7 +11,7 @@ VOID ConfigFileSave(CONFIGFILEPTR config);
 VOID InitialisePatterns(VOID);
 VOID ReleasePatterns(VOID);
 
-LINEPTR LineReadIncludingContinuation(BPTR file, SECTIONPTR currentSection);
+LINEPTR LineReadIncludingContinuation(BPTR file, SECTIONPTR currentSection, SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore);
 VOID LineFree(LINEPTR abstractLine);
 CONST_STRPTR LineGetRawText(LINEPTR line);
 
diff --git a/containers/sectionarray.h b/containers/sectionarray.h
index 883b2d2..b07981c 100644
--- a/containers/sectionarray.h
+++ b/containers/sectionarray.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define SectionArray Array
 
 SectionArray SectionArrayNew(VOID); 
-VOID SectionArrayAppend(SectionArray array, CONST_STRPTR value);
+VOID SectionArrayAppend(SectionArray array, SECTIONPTR value);
 VOID SectionArrayFree(SectionArray array);
 SECTIONPTR* SectionArrayValues(SectionArray array);
 
diff --git a/sectionstore.c b/sectionstore.c
index ce13c21..b7c983a 100644
--- a/sectionstore.c
+++ b/sectionstore.c
@@ -30,19 +30,29 @@ VOID SectionStoreFree(SECTIONSTOREPTR abstractSectionStore)
 	}
 }
 
-VOID SectionStoreAddSection(SECTIONPTR section)
-{
-}
-
-VOID SectionStoreRemoveSection(SECTIONPTR section)
-{
-}
-
-VOID SectionStoreRemoveSectionByName(CONST_STRPTR canonicalName)
+VOID SectionStoreAddSection(SECTIONSTOREPTR abstractSectionStore, SECTIONPTR section)
 {
+	struct SectionStore* store = (struct SectionStore*)abstractSectionStore;
+	if( store != NULL && section != NULL )
+	{
+		CONST_STRPTR canonicalName = SectionCanonicalName(section);
+		if( canonicalName != NULL )
+		{
+			// the array acts as storage as it can free its contents
+			SectionArrayAppend(store->array, section);
+			// the map will copy the string key and free it, but not the section
+			SectionMapSet(store->map, canonicalName, section);
+			//free the canonical name as the map has copied it.
+			FreeVec((STRPTR)canonicalName);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
-SECTIONPTR SectionStoreGetSection(CONST_STRPTR canonicalName)
+SECTIONPTR SectionStoreGetSection(SECTIONSTOREPTR abstractSectionStore, CONST_STRPTR canonicalName)
 {
-	return NULL;
+	struct SectionStore* store = (struct SectionStore*)abstractSectionStore;
+	if( store != NULL && canonicalName != NULL )
+	{
+		return SectionMapGet(store->map, canonicalName);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/sectionstore.h b/sectionstore.h
index cd9f3c4..a0b5e51 100644
--- a/sectionstore.h
+++ b/sectionstore.h
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 #ifndef __SECTIONSTORE_H
 #define __SECTIONSTORE_H
 
-#include <exec/types.h>
+#include "types.h"
 
-typedef APTR SECTIONSTOREPTR;
+SECTIONPTR SectionStoreGetSection(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, CONST_STRPTR canonicalName);
 
-#include "configmodel.h"
+VOID SectionStoreAddSection(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, SECTIONPTR section);
 
 SECTIONSTOREPTR SectionStoreNew(VOID);
-VOID SectionStoreFree(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore);
-
-VOID SectionStoreAddSection(SECTIONPTR section);
-VOID SectionStoreRemoveSection(SECTIONPTR section);
-VOID SectionStoreRemoveSectionByName(CONST_STRPTR canonicalName);
 
-SECTIONPTR SectionStoreGetSection(CONST_STRPTR canonicalName);
+VOID SectionStoreFree(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore);
 #endif
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diff --git a/smakefile b/smakefile
index 375404a..14da6ba 100644
--- a/smakefile
+++ b/smakefile
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ cleanlibs:
 ###############################################################################
 
 main.o : main.c 
-configmodel.o : configmodel.c configmodel.h
-sectionstore.o : sectionstore.c sectionstore.h
+configmodel.o : configmodel.c configmodel.h types.h
+sectionstore.o : sectionstore.c sectionstore.h types.h
 
 cregex/cregex_compile.o : cregex/cregex_compile.c cregex/cregex.h
 cregex/cregex_parse.o : cregex/cregex_parse.c cregex/cregex.h
 cregex/cregex_vm.o : cregex/cregex_vm.c cregex/cregex.h
 
-containers/stringarray.o : containers/stringarray.c containers/stringarray.h
-containers/linearray.o : containers/linearray.c containers/linearray.h
-containers/linemap.o : containers/linemap.c containers/linemap.h
-containers/sectionarray.o : containers/sectionarray.c containers/sectionarray.h
-containers/sectionmap.o : containers/sectionmap.c containers/sectionmap.h
+containers/stringarray.o : containers/stringarray.c containers/stringarray.h types.h
+containers/linearray.o : containers/linearray.c containers/linearray.h types.h
+containers/linemap.o : containers/linemap.c containers/linemap.h types.h
+containers/sectionarray.o : containers/sectionarray.c containers/sectionarray.h types.h
+containers/sectionmap.o : containers/sectionmap.c containers/sectionmap.h types.h
diff --git a/types.h b/types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3485f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef __TYPES_H
+#define __TYPES_H
+
+#include <exec/types.h>
+
+typedef APTR LINEPTR;
+typedef APTR SECTIONPTR;
+typedef APTR VARIABLEPTR;
+typedef APTR CONFIGFILEPTR;
+typedef APTR SECTIONSTOREPTR;
+
+
+
+#endif
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