diff --git a/data/Makefile.am b/data/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1a07c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
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+
+cryptafinitydatadir=$(datadir)/cryptafinity/data
+
+cryptafinitydata_DATA= \
+					   alphabet.txt \
+					   frequencies.txt \
+					   priority.txt
+
+EXTRA_DIST = $(cryptafinitydata_DATA)
+
diff --git a/data/alphabet.txt b/data/alphabet.txt
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index 0000000..a6f1d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/alphabet.txt
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+A
+B
+C
+D
+E
+F
+G
+H
+I
+J
+K
+L
+M
+N
+O
+P
+Q
+R
+S
+T
+U
+V
+W
+X
+Y
+Z
diff --git a/data/frequencies.txt b/data/frequencies.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed07d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/frequencies.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ETAONISRH
diff --git a/data/priority.txt b/data/priority.txt
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index 0000000..760aa16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/priority.txt
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+E
+T
+A
+O
+N
+I
+S
+R
+H
+L
+D
+C
+U
+P
+F
+M
+W
+Y
+B
+G
+V
+K
+Q
+X
+J
+Z