diff --git a/ddss/dump.py b/ddss/dump.py
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+import sys
+import asyncio
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from apyds_bnf import unparse
+from .orm import initialize_database, Facts, Ideas
+
+
+async def main(addr, engine=None, session=None):
+    if engine is None or session is None:
+        engine, session = await initialize_database(addr)
+
+    try:
+        async with session() as sess:
+            # Output all ideas first
+            for i in await sess.scalars(select(Ideas)):
+                print("idea:", unparse(i.data))
+            # Then output all facts
+            for f in await sess.scalars(select(Facts)):
+                print("fact:", unparse(f.data))
+    finally:
+        await engine.dispose()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} <database-addr>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    asyncio.run(main(sys.argv[1]))
diff --git a/ddss/load.py b/ddss/load.py
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+import sys
+import asyncio
+from apyds_bnf import parse
+from .orm import initialize_database, insert_or_ignore, Facts, Ideas
+from .utility import str_rule_get_str_idea
+
+
+async def main(addr, engine=None, session=None):
+    if engine is None or session is None:
+        engine, session = await initialize_database(addr)
+
+    try:
+        async with session() as sess:
+            # Read all lines from stdin
+            for line in sys.stdin:
+                data = line.strip()
+                if not data:
+                    continue
+
+                try:
+                    ds = parse(data)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"error: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+                    continue
+
+                await insert_or_ignore(sess, Facts, ds)
+                if idea := str_rule_get_str_idea(ds):
+                    await insert_or_ignore(sess, Ideas, idea)
+            await sess.commit()
+    finally:
+        await engine.dispose()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} <database-addr>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    asyncio.run(main(sys.argv[1]))
diff --git a/tests/test_dump.py b/tests/test_dump.py
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+import tempfile
+import pathlib
+import pytest
+import pytest_asyncio
+from ddss.orm import initialize_database, Facts, Ideas
+from ddss.dump import main
+
+
+@pytest_asyncio.fixture
+async def temp_db():
+    """Fixture to create a temporary database."""
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        db_path = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "test.db"
+        addr = f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{db_path.as_posix()}"
+        engine, session = await initialize_database(addr)
+        yield addr, engine, session
+        await engine.dispose()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_dump_facts_correctly(temp_db, capsys):
+    """Test that Facts data is dumped correctly using unparse()."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Add test data
+    async with session() as sess:
+        sess.add(Facts(data="a\n----\nb\n"))
+        await sess.commit()
+
+    # Run the dump function
+    await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Check output
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "fact: a => b" in captured.out
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_dump_ideas_correctly(temp_db, capsys):
+    """Test that Ideas data is dumped correctly using unparse()."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Add test data
+    async with session() as sess:
+        sess.add(Ideas(data="x\n----\ny\n"))
+        await sess.commit()
+
+    # Run the dump function
+    await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Check output
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "idea: x => y" in captured.out
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_dump_multiple_entries(temp_db, capsys):
+    """Test that dump handles multiple Facts and Ideas correctly."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Add test data
+    async with session() as sess:
+        sess.add(Facts(data="a\n----\nb\n"))
+        sess.add(Facts(data="c\n----\nd\n"))
+        sess.add(Ideas(data="x\n----\ny\n"))
+        sess.add(Ideas(data="p\n----\nq\n"))
+        await sess.commit()
+
+    # Run the dump function
+    await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Check output
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "idea: x => y" in captured.out
+    assert "idea: p => q" in captured.out
+    assert "fact: a => b" in captured.out
+    assert "fact: c => d" in captured.out
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_dump_empty_database(temp_db, capsys):
+    """Test that dump handles an empty database correctly."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Run the dump function with no data
+    await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Check output - should be empty or just whitespace
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert captured.out.strip() == ""
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_dump_order(temp_db, capsys):
+    """Test that ideas are dumped before facts."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Add test data
+    async with session() as sess:
+        sess.add(Facts(data="a\n----\nb\n"))
+        sess.add(Ideas(data="x\n----\ny\n"))
+        await sess.commit()
+
+    # Run the dump function
+    await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Check output order - ideas should come before facts
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    idea_pos = captured.out.find("idea: x => y")
+    fact_pos = captured.out.find("fact: a => b")
+    assert idea_pos < fact_pos, "Ideas should be printed before facts"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_dump_with_simple_fact(temp_db, capsys):
+    """Test dumping a fact that starts with dashes."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Add test data - a fact that starts with "--"
+    async with session() as sess:
+        sess.add(Facts(data="----\nsimple\n"))
+        await sess.commit()
+
+    # Run the dump function
+    await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Check output - unparse converts "----\nsimple\n" to " => simple"
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "fact:  => simple" in captured.out
diff --git a/tests/test_load.py b/tests/test_load.py
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+import tempfile
+import pathlib
+from unittest.mock import patch
+from io import StringIO
+import pytest
+import pytest_asyncio
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from ddss.orm import initialize_database, Facts, Ideas
+from ddss.load import main
+
+
+@pytest_asyncio.fixture
+async def temp_db():
+    """Fixture to create a temporary database."""
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        db_path = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "test.db"
+        addr = f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{db_path.as_posix()}"
+        engine, session = await initialize_database(addr)
+        yield addr, engine, session
+        await engine.dispose()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_load_valid_fact(temp_db):
+    """Test that valid input is parsed and stored as a Fact in the database."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Mock stdin with valid input
+    mock_stdin = StringIO("a => b\n")
+
+    with patch("sys.stdin", mock_stdin):
+        await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Verify data was stored
+    async with session() as sess:
+        facts = await sess.scalars(select(Facts))
+        facts_list = list(facts)
+        assert len(facts_list) == 1
+        assert facts_list[0].data == "a\n----\nb\n"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_load_generates_idea(temp_db):
+    """Test that input that parses to non-dashed form generates an Idea."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Mock stdin with valid input
+    mock_stdin = StringIO("a => b\n")
+
+    with patch("sys.stdin", mock_stdin):
+        await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Verify both Fact and Idea were stored
+    async with session() as sess:
+        facts = await sess.scalars(select(Facts))
+        facts_list = list(facts)
+        assert len(facts_list) == 1
+        assert facts_list[0].data == "a\n----\nb\n"
+
+        ideas = await sess.scalars(select(Ideas))
+        ideas_list = list(ideas)
+        assert len(ideas_list) == 1
+        assert ideas_list[0].data == "----\na\n"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_load_invalid_input_handling(temp_db, capsys):
+    """Test that invalid/malformed input is handled gracefully with error message."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Mock stdin with invalid input
+    mock_stdin = StringIO("=>\n")
+
+    with patch("sys.stdin", mock_stdin):
+        await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Check that error was printed to stderr
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "error:" in captured.err
+
+    # Verify no data was stored
+    async with session() as sess:
+        facts = await sess.scalars(select(Facts))
+        facts_list = list(facts)
+        assert len(facts_list) == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_load_empty_input_skipped(temp_db):
+    """Test that empty lines are skipped."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Mock stdin with empty lines and valid input
+    mock_stdin = StringIO("\n  \na => b\n")
+
+    with patch("sys.stdin", mock_stdin):
+        await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Verify only the valid input was stored
+    async with session() as sess:
+        facts = await sess.scalars(select(Facts))
+        facts_list = list(facts)
+        assert len(facts_list) == 1
+        assert facts_list[0].data == "a\n----\nb\n"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_load_multiple_entries(temp_db):
+    """Test that multiple valid inputs are stored correctly."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Mock stdin with multiple valid inputs
+    mock_stdin = StringIO("a => b\nc => d\nsimple\n")
+
+    with patch("sys.stdin", mock_stdin):
+        await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Verify all data was stored
+    async with session() as sess:
+        facts = await sess.scalars(select(Facts))
+        facts_list = list(facts)
+        # Should have 3 facts
+        assert len(facts_list) == 3
+        fact_data = [f.data for f in facts_list]
+        assert "a\n----\nb\n" in fact_data
+        assert "c\n----\nd\n" in fact_data
+        assert "----\nsimple\n" in fact_data
+
+        # Should have 2 ideas (from "a => b" and "c => d")
+        ideas = await sess.scalars(select(Ideas))
+        ideas_list = list(ideas)
+        assert len(ideas_list) == 2
+        idea_data = [i.data for i in ideas_list]
+        assert "----\na\n" in idea_data
+        assert "----\nc\n" in idea_data
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_load_mixed_valid_and_invalid(temp_db, capsys):
+    """Test that valid inputs are stored even when mixed with invalid ones."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Mock stdin with mixed valid and invalid inputs
+    mock_stdin = StringIO("a => b\n=>\nc => d\n")
+
+    with patch("sys.stdin", mock_stdin):
+        await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Check that error was printed for invalid input
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "error:" in captured.err
+
+    # Verify valid data was stored
+    async with session() as sess:
+        facts = await sess.scalars(select(Facts))
+        facts_list = list(facts)
+        assert len(facts_list) == 2
+        fact_data = [f.data for f in facts_list]
+        assert "a\n----\nb\n" in fact_data
+        assert "c\n----\nd\n" in fact_data
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_load_empty_stdin(temp_db):
+    """Test that loading from empty stdin completes without errors."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Mock empty stdin
+    mock_stdin = StringIO("")
+
+    with patch("sys.stdin", mock_stdin):
+        await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Verify no data was stored
+    async with session() as sess:
+        facts = await sess.scalars(select(Facts))
+        facts_list = list(facts)
+        assert len(facts_list) == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_load_duplicate_entries(temp_db):
+    """Test that duplicate entries are ignored due to unique constraint."""
+    addr, engine, session = temp_db
+
+    # Pre-populate with one entry
+    async with session() as sess:
+        sess.add(Facts(data="a\n----\nb\n"))
+        await sess.commit()
+
+    # Try to load the same entry again
+    mock_stdin = StringIO("a => b\n")
+
+    with patch("sys.stdin", mock_stdin):
+        await main(addr, engine, session)
+
+    # Verify only one entry exists (duplicate was ignored)
+    async with session() as sess:
+        facts = await sess.scalars(select(Facts))
+        facts_list = list(facts)
+        assert len(facts_list) == 1