diff --git a/index/storage_leveldb.go b/index/storage_leveldb.go
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+package index
+
+// #cgo  CFLAGS:-mpopcnt
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"log"
+	"pilosa/util"
+
+	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb"
+	. "github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/util"
+
+	"time"
+)
+
+type LevelDBStorage struct {
+	db            *leveldb.DB
+	batch         *leveldb.Batch
+	batch_time    time.Time
+	batch_counter int
+}
+
+//go get github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb
+func NewLevelDBStorage(file_path string) Storage {
+	obj := new(LevelDBStorage)
+	db, _ := leveldb.OpenFile(file_path, nil)
+	obj.db = db
+	obj.batch = nil
+	obj.batch_counter = 0
+	obj.batch_time = time.Now().Add(-time.Hour)
+	return obj
+}
+func encodeKey(id, chunk_key uint64, block_index uint8) []byte {
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, id)
+	binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, chunk_key)
+	binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, block_index)
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+func encodeValue(block, filter uint64) []byte {
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, block)
+	binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, filter)
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+func decodeKey(key []byte) (uint64, uint64, uint8) {
+	var (
+		id, chunk_key uint64
+		block_index   uint8
+	)
+	buf := bytes.NewReader(key)
+	binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, &id)
+	binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, &chunk_key)
+	binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, &block_index)
+	return id, chunk_key, block_index
+}
+
+func decodeValue(value []byte) (uint64, uint64) {
+	var (
+		block, filter uint64
+	)
+	buf := bytes.NewReader(value)
+	binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, &block)
+	binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, &filter)
+	return block, filter
+}
+
+func (self *LevelDBStorage) Fetch(bitmap_id uint64, db string, frame string, slice int) (IBitmap, uint64) {
+	start := time.Now()
+	var (
+		chunk                   *Chunk
+		filter, block, last_key uint64
+	)
+
+	bitmap := CreateRBBitmap()
+	count := uint64(0)
+	start_key := encodeKey(bitmap_id, 0, 0)
+	limit_key := encodeKey(bitmap_id+1, 0, 0)
+	iter := self.db.NewIterator(&Range{Start: start_key, Limit: limit_key}, nil)
+	log.Println("START")
+	last_key = COUNTERMASK
+	for iter.Next() {
+		log.Println("CHUNK")
+		id, chunk_key, block_index := decodeKey(iter.Key())
+		log.Println(id, chunk_key, block_index)
+		block, filter = decodeValue(iter.Value())
+		if chunk_key != COUNTERMASK {
+			if chunk_key != last_key {
+				chunk = &Chunk{chunk_key, BlockArray{}}
+				bitmap.AddChunk(chunk)
+			}
+			chunk.Value.Block[block_index] = block
+
+		} else {
+			log.Println("Setting COUNT:", block)
+			count = block
+		}
+		last_key = chunk_key
+	}
+	iter.Release()
+	//err = iter.Error()
+
+	delta := time.Since(start)
+	util.SendTimer("leveldb_storage_Fetch", delta.Nanoseconds())
+	bitmap.SetCount(uint64(count))
+	return bitmap, uint64(filter)
+}
+
+func (self *LevelDBStorage) BeginBatch() {
+	if self.batch == nil {
+		self.batch = new(leveldb.Batch)
+	}
+	self.batch_counter++
+}
+func (self *LevelDBStorage) runBatch(batch *leveldb.Batch) {
+	if batch != nil {
+		self.db.Write(batch, nil)
+	}
+}
+func (self *LevelDBStorage) FlushBatch() {
+	log.Println("FLUSHING")
+	start := time.Now()
+	self.runBatch(self.batch) //maybe this is crazy but i'll give it a whirl
+	self.batch = nil
+	self.batch_time = time.Now()
+	self.batch_counter = 0
+	delta := time.Since(start)
+	util.SendTimer("leveldb_storage_FlushBatch", delta.Nanoseconds())
+}
+func (self *LevelDBStorage) EndBatch() {
+	start := time.Now()
+	if self.batch != nil {
+		last := time.Since(self.batch_time)
+		if last*time.Second > 15 {
+			self.FlushBatch()
+		} else if self.batch_counter > 300 {
+			self.FlushBatch()
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Println("NIL BATCH")
+	}
+	delta := time.Since(start)
+	util.SendTimer("leveldb_storage_EndBatch", delta.Nanoseconds())
+
+}
+
+func (self *LevelDBStorage) Store(id int64, db string, frame string, slice int, filter uint64, bitmap *Bitmap) error {
+	self.BeginBatch()
+	for i := bitmap.Min(); !i.Limit(); i = i.Next() {
+		var chunk = i.Item()
+		for idx, block := range chunk.Value.Block {
+			block_index := int32(idx)
+			iblock := int64(block)
+			if iblock != 0 {
+				self.StoreBlock(id, db, frame, slice, filter, int64(chunk.Key), block_index, iblock)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	cnt := int64(BitCount(bitmap))
+
+	var dumb = COUNTERMASK
+	COUNTER_KEY := int64(dumb)
+
+	self.StoreBlock(id, db, frame, slice, filter, COUNTER_KEY, 0, cnt)
+	self.EndBatch()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (self *LevelDBStorage) StoreBlock(id int64, db string, frame string, slice int, filter uint64, chunk int64, block_index int32, block int64) error {
+	if self.batch == nil {
+		panic("NIL BATCH")
+	}
+	log.Println("BLOCK WRITE")
+	start := time.Now()
+	self.batch.Put(encodeKey(uint64(id), uint64(chunk), uint8(block_index)), encodeValue(uint64(block), filter))
+	delta := time.Since(start)
+	util.SendTimer("leveldb_storage_StoreBlock", delta.Nanoseconds())
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (self *LevelDBStorage) Close() {
+	self.FlushBatch()
+	self.db.Close()
+}