diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 9626387..45f5926 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+  * expose should to exports, to do not require Object.prototype only
   * fixed usage of valueOf only for standard wrappers
   * updated eql.js to current version from assert.js
   * fixed object comparison in eql.js [dirtyrottenscoundrel]
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index d5fbc73..1ffa4cc 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ _should_ is an expressive, readable, test framework agnostic, assertion library
 
 It extends the Object prototype with a single non-enumerable getter that allows you to express how that object should behave.
 
-_should_ literally extends node's _assert_ module, in fact, it is node's assert module, for example `should.equal(str, 'foo')` will work, just as `assert.equal(str, 'foo')` would, and `should.AssertionError` **is** `assert.AssertionError`, meaning any test framework supporting this constructor will function properly with _should_.
+_should_ literally extends node's _assert_ module, for example `should.equal(str, 'foo')` will work, just as `assert.equal(str, 'foo')` would, and `should.AssertionError` **is** `assert.AssertionError`, meaning any test framework supporting this constructor will function properly with _should_.
 
 ## Example
 ```javascript
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ var user = {
 user.should.have.property('name', 'tj');
 user.should.have.property('pets').with.lengthOf(4);
 
+// or without Object.prototype, for guys how did Object.create(null)
+
+should(user).have.property('name', 'tj');
+
 someAsyncTask(foo, function(err, result){
   should.not.exist(err);
   should.exist(result);
diff --git a/lib/should.js b/lib/should.js
index 2182bda..768a182 100644
--- a/lib/should.js
+++ b/lib/should.js
@@ -17,7 +17,16 @@ var util = require('./util')
   , i = require('util').inspect;
 
 /**
- * Expose assert as should.
+ * Our function should
+ * @param obj
+ * @returns {Assertion}
+ */
+var should = function(obj) {
+  return new Assertion(util.isWrapperType(obj) ? obj.valueOf(): obj);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Expose assert to should
  *
  * This allows you to do things like below
  * without require()ing the assert module.
@@ -25,8 +34,8 @@ var util = require('./util')
  *    should.equal(foo.bar, undefined);
  *
  */
+util.merge(should, assert);
 
-exports = module.exports = assert;
 
 /**
  * Assert _obj_ exists, with optional message.
@@ -35,12 +44,11 @@ exports = module.exports = assert;
  * @param {String} [msg]
  * @api public
  */
-
-exports.exist = exports.exists = function(obj, msg){
-  if (null == obj) {
+should.exist = should.exists = function(obj, msg) {
+  if(null == obj) {
     throw new AssertionError({
-        message: msg || ('expected ' + i(obj) + ' to exist')
-      , stackStartFunction: exports.exist
+      message: msg || ('expected ' + i(obj) + ' to exist')
+      , stackStartFunction: should.exist
     });
   }
 };
@@ -53,16 +61,22 @@ exports.exist = exports.exists = function(obj, msg){
  * @api public
  */
 
-exports.not = {};
-exports.not.exist = exports.not.exists = function(obj, msg){
+should.not = {};
+should.not.exist = should.not.exists = function(obj, msg){
   if (null != obj) {
     throw new AssertionError({
-        message: msg || ('expected ' + i(obj) + ' to not exist')
-      , stackStartFunction: exports.not.exist
+      message: msg || ('expected ' + i(obj) + ' to not exist')
+      , stackStartFunction: should.not.exist
     });
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Expose should to external world.
+ */
+exports = module.exports = should;
+
+
 /**
  * Expose api via `Object#should`.
  *
@@ -72,7 +86,7 @@ exports.not.exist = exports.not.exists = function(obj, msg){
 Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, 'should', {
   set: function(){},
   get: function(){
-    return new Assertion(util.isWrapperType(this) ? this.valueOf() : this);
+    return should(this);
   },
   configurable: true
 });
@@ -84,7 +98,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, 'should', {
  * @api private
  */
 
-var Assertion = exports.Assertion = function Assertion(obj) {
+var Assertion = should.Assertion = function Assertion(obj) {
   this.obj = obj;
 };
 
@@ -94,12 +108,6 @@ var Assertion = exports.Assertion = function Assertion(obj) {
 
 Assertion.prototype = {
 
-  /**
-   * HACK: prevents double require() from failing.
-   */
-
-  exports: exports,
-
   /**
    * Assert _expr_ with the given _msg_ and _negatedMsg_.
    *
diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 044124d..73d6490 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -6,4 +6,28 @@
  */
 exports.isWrapperType = function(obj) {
     return obj instanceof Number || obj instanceof String || obj instanceof Boolean;
-}
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+}
+
+/**
+ * Merge object b with object a.
+ *
+ *     var a = { foo: 'bar' }
+ *       , b = { bar: 'baz' };
+ *
+ *     utils.merge(a, b);
+ *     // => { foo: 'bar', bar: 'baz' }
+ *
+ * @param {Object} a
+ * @param {Object} b
+ * @return {Object}
+ * @api private
+ */
+
+exports.merge = function(a, b){
+  if (a && b) {
+    for (var key in b) {
+      a[key] = b[key];
+    }
+  }
+  return a;
+};
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