The second console log should be inside the callback function.

…ile.txt', 'utf8', function(err, data) {
    if (err) {
        return console.error(err);
    }
    console.log(data);
});
console.log('Finished reading file');
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Mertcan Arguç
David Garcia
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Sep 5, 2023
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The second console log should be inside the callback function. Otherwise, you will log the end of the reading before it finishes.
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