diff --git a/helpers/excerpt.php b/helpers/excerpt.php
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+++ b/helpers/excerpt.php
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+<?php
+namespace DustPress;
+
+class Excerpt extends Helper { 
+    public function output() {
+        global $post;
+
+        if ( isset( $this->params->data ) ) {
+            return apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', $this->params->data );
+        }
+        
+        if ( isset( $this->params->id ) ) {
+            $post = get_post( $this->params->id );
+        }
+          
+        ob_start();
+        setup_postdata( $post );
+        the_excerpt();
+        wp_reset_postdata();
+        return ob_get_clean(); 
+    }
+}
+
+$this->add_helper( 'excerpt', new Excerpt() );