diff --git a/06/main.go b/06/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	start := time.Now()
+	partOne()
+	duration := time.Since(start)
+	partTwo()
+	duration2 := time.Since(start)
+	fmt.Printf("p1: %s, p2: %s\n", duration, duration2-duration)
+}
+
+func makeScanner(test bool) *bufio.Scanner {
+	var f *os.File
+	if test {
+		f, _ = os.Open("inputs/testinput")
+	} else {
+		f, _ = os.Open("inputs/input")
+	}
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	return bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+}
+
+func mustAtoi(line string) int {
+	i, _ := strconv.Atoi(line)
+	return i
+}
+
+type school struct {
+	zero  int
+	one   int
+	two   int
+	three int
+	four  int
+	five  int
+	six   int
+	seven int
+	eight int
+}
+
+func (s *school) AddOneDay() {
+	s.zero, s.one, s.two, s.three, s.four, s.five, s.six, s.seven, s.eight = s.one, s.two, s.three, s.four, s.five, s.six, s.seven+s.zero, s.eight, s.zero
+}
+
+func (s *school) Sum() int {
+	return s.zero + s.one + s.two + s.three + s.four + s.five + s.six + s.seven + s.eight
+}
+
+func partOne() {
+	scanner := makeScanner(false)
+
+	// just a single line today
+	scanner.Scan()
+	input := strings.Split(scanner.Text(), ",")
+	school := school{}
+	for _, i := range input {
+		switch i {
+		case "0":
+			school.zero++
+		case "1":
+			school.one++
+		case "2":
+			school.two++
+		case "3":
+			school.three++
+		case "4":
+			school.four++
+		case "5":
+			school.five++
+		case "6":
+			school.six++
+		}
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < 80; i++ {
+		school.AddOneDay()
+	}
+	fmt.Println(school.Sum())
+}
+
+func partTwo() {
+	scanner := makeScanner(false)
+
+	// just a single line today
+	scanner.Scan()
+	input := strings.Split(scanner.Text(), ",")
+	school := school{}
+	for _, i := range input {
+		switch i {
+		case "0":
+			school.zero++
+		case "1":
+			school.one++
+		case "2":
+			school.two++
+		case "3":
+			school.three++
+		case "4":
+			school.four++
+		case "5":
+			school.five++
+		case "6":
+			school.six++
+		}
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < 256; i++ {
+		school.AddOneDay()
+	}
+	fmt.Println(school.Sum())
+}