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+task(
+    "store-data",
+    "Stores data on an Edge-UR Node, and Filecoin"
+  )
+    .addParam("contract", "The address of the deal client solidity")
+    .addParam("uri", "The uri of the data to store")
+    .setAction(async (taskArgs) => {
+        //store taskargs as useable variables
+        //convert piece CID string to hex bytes
+        const contractAddr = taskArgs.contract
+        const uri = taskArgs.uri
+
+        const networkId = network.name
+        console.log("Making deal proposal on network", networkId)
+
+        //create a new wallet instance
+        const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(network.config.accounts[0], ethers.provider)
+        
+        //create a EdgeURContract contract factory
+        const EdgeURContract = await ethers.getContractFactory("EdgeURContract", wallet)
+        //create a EdgeURContract contract instance 
+        //this is what you will call to interact with the deployed contract
+        const edgeURContract = await EdgeURContract.attach(contractAddr)
+        
+        //send a transaction to call makeDealProposal() method
+        transaction = await edgeURContract.StoreURI(uri)
+        transactionReceipt = await transaction.wait()
+
+        //listen for DealProposalCreate event
+        //const event = transactionReceipt.events[0].topics[1]
+        console.log("Complete! Event Emitted. ProposalId is:", transactionReceipt)
+    })