diff --git a/rwx/web/__init__.py b/rwx/web/__init__.py
index 943a3f4..e746872 100644
--- a/rwx/web/__init__.py
+++ b/rwx/web/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
+import requests
+
 from rwx import Object, txt
 from rwx.txt import CHARSET
 
 
+def fetch(url: str) -> str:
+    response = requests.get(url)
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return response.text
+
+
 class Page(Object):
     def __init__(self):
         self.charset = CHARSET