diff --git a/cmd/land/main.go b/cmd/land/main.go
index 38dd16d..c8cb572 100644
--- a/cmd/land/main.go
+++ b/cmd/land/main.go
@@ -1,3 +1,50 @@
 package main
 
-func main() {}
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/Xe/ln"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if flag.NArg() != 1 {
+		ln.Fatal(ctx, ln.Info("please pass a webassembly file to run"))
+	}
+
+	fname := flag.Arg(0)
+	fin, err := os.Open(fname)
+	if err != nil {
+		ln.FatalErr(ctx, err, ln.F{"msg": "can't open file", "fname": fname})
+	}
+	defer fin.Close()
+
+	p, err := NewProcess(fin)
+	if err != nil {
+		ln.FatalErr(ctx, err, ln.F{"msg": "can't create process", "fname": fname})
+	}
+
+	foundMain := false
+	mainID := uint32(0)
+	for name, entry := range p.mod.Export.Entries {
+		if name == "main" && entry.FieldStr == "main" {
+			mainID = entry.Index
+			foundMain = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !foundMain {
+		ln.Fatal(ctx, ln.F{"msg": "no main function exported"})
+	}
+
+	_, err = p.vm.ExecCode(int64(mainID))
+	if err != nil {
+		ln.FatalErr(ctx, err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/land/process.go b/cmd/land/process.go
index 74c6a23..e27781d 100644
--- a/cmd/land/process.go
+++ b/cmd/land/process.go
@@ -2,31 +2,50 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	gcontext "context"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/Xe/ln"
-	"github.com/Xe/uuid"
 	"github.com/go-interpreter/wagon/exec"
 	"github.com/go-interpreter/wagon/validate"
 	"github.com/go-interpreter/wagon/wasm"
 )
 
+// Process is a larger level wrapper around a webassembly VM that gives it
+// system call access.
 type Process struct {
-	id string
-	vm *exec.VM
+	id  int32
+	vm  *exec.VM
+	mod *wasm.Module
 }
 
-func NewProcess(vm *exec.VM) *Process {
-	p := &Process{
-		id: uuid.New(),
-		vm: vm,
+// NewProcess constructs a new webassembly process based on the input webassembly module as a reader.
+func NewProcess(fin io.Reader) (*Process, error) {
+	p := &Process{}
+
+	mod, err := wasm.ReadModule(fin, p.importer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return p
+	if mod.Memory == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("must declare a memory, sorry :(")
+	}
+
+	vm, err := exec.NewVM(mod)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	p.mod = mod
+	p.vm = vm
+
+	return p, nil
 }
 
-func (p Process) importer(name string) (*wasm.Module, error) {
+func (p *Process) importer(name string) (*wasm.Module, error) {
 	switch name {
 	case "env":
 		m := wasm.NewModule()
@@ -78,14 +97,19 @@ func (p Process) importer(name string) (*wasm.Module, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-// ID returns the process ID string.
-func (p Process) ID() string { return p.id }
+// ID returns the process ID.
+func (p Process) ID() int32 { return p.id }
 
 // VM returns the webassembly VM used to execute code. This isn't thread-safe.
 func (p Process) VM() *exec.VM { return p.vm }
 
 func (p *Process) log(ptr int32, len int32) int32 {
-	data := p.vm.Memory()[ptr : ptr+len]
+	mem := p.vm.Memory()
+	if mem == nil {
+		panic("memory is nil, wtf")
+	}
+
+	data := mem[ptr : ptr+len]
 	ln.Log(gcontext.Background(), ln.F{"data": data, "data_string": string(data), "pid": p.id})
 
 	return 0