diff --git a/day18/Cargo.toml b/day18/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "day18"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/day18/src/main.rs b/day18/src/main.rs
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+use std::cmp::Ordering;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::collections::BinaryHeap;
+
+use std::env;
+use std::fs;
+
+use crate::Dir::{North, South, East, West };
+
+type Coord = (i32, i32);
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Debug, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+enum Dir { North, South, East, West }
+
+fn step(start: &Coord, d: Dir, steps: i32) -> Coord {
+    match d {
+        North => (start.0, start.1 - steps),
+        South => (start.0, start.1 + steps),
+        East => (start.0 + steps, start.1),
+        West => (start.0 - steps, start.1),
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, AoC day 13!");
+
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    if args.len() != 2 {
+        println!("wrong number of arguments!");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
+
+    let file_path = &args[1];
+
+    let file = fs::read_to_string(file_path)
+        .expect("should be able to read the file");
+
+    let positions: Vec<Coord> = file.lines()
+        .filter(|l| l.len() != 0)
+        .map(|l| l.split_once(",").unwrap())
+        .map(|(left, right)| (left.parse().unwrap(), right.parse().unwrap()))
+        .collect();
+
+        println!("read in {} positions", positions.len());
+
+
+    let mut corner = (0,0);
+    positions.iter().for_each(|pos| {
+        corner.0 = corner.0.max(pos.0);
+        corner.1 = corner.1.max(pos.1);
+    });
+
+    let mut map = HashMap::new();
+
+    for y in 0..corner.1+1 {
+        for x in 0..corner.0+1 {
+            map.insert((x,y), '.');
+        }
+    }
+
+    let count = 1024;
+    for &(x, y) in &positions[..count] {
+        map.insert((x,y), '#');
+    }
+
+    print_map(&map); 
+
+
+    let score = solve_maze(&map, (0,0), corner);
+
+    println!("the shortest path after {count} steps was {score:?}");
+
+    println!("let's do a binary blame search!");
+
+    let (mut lower, mut upper): (usize, usize) = (0,positions.len());
+    while lower < upper - 1 {
+        println!("checking if it's in [{},{})", lower, upper);
+        let middle = lower + ((upper - lower) / 2);
+        let test_map = map_at_time(&positions[..middle], corner);
+        //print_map(&test_map);
+        if let Some(_) = solve_maze(&test_map, (0,0), corner) {
+            // if there was a solution, up the lower bound
+            lower = middle;
+        } else {
+            // if no solution, lower the upper bound
+            upper = middle;
+        }
+    }
+
+    println!("it's no longer solved at {}ns when byte {},{} falls", lower, positions[lower].0, positions[lower].1);
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
+struct State {
+    cost: u32,
+    heuristic: u32,
+    position: Coord,
+}
+
+impl Ord for State {
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
+        // flipped ordering on cost, so that it's a min-heap and not a max-heap
+        (other.cost + other.heuristic).cmp(&(self.cost + self.heuristic))
+            .then_with(|| self.position.cmp(&other.position))
+    }
+}
+
+// `PartialOrd` needs to be implemented as well.
+impl PartialOrd for State {
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
+        Some(self.cmp(other))
+    }
+}
+
+fn solve_maze(map: &HashMap<Coord, char>, start: Coord, exit: Coord) -> Option<u32> {
+    let mut heap = BinaryHeap::new(); 
+    let mut minimals: HashMap<Coord, State> = HashMap::new();
+
+    heap.push(State { position: start, cost: 0, heuristic: hfunc(start, exit) });
+    while let Some(state) = heap.pop() {
+        let State { position, cost, heuristic: _ } = state;
+        if position == exit { return Some(cost); }
+
+        if let Some(old_state) = minimals.get(&position) {
+            if *old_state >= (State { position, cost, heuristic: 0 }) { continue; }
+        }
+
+        minimals.insert(position, State { position, cost, heuristic: 0 });
+
+        for new_dir in [North, South, East, West] {
+            let new_spot = step(&position, new_dir, 1);
+
+            if map.get(&new_spot) == Some(&'.') {
+                heap.push(State { 
+                    position: new_spot, 
+                    cost: cost + 1,
+                    heuristic: hfunc(new_spot, exit),
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return None;
+}
+
+fn hfunc(pos: Coord, end: Coord) -> u32 {
+    return ((pos.0-end.0).abs() + (pos.1-end.1).abs()).try_into().unwrap();
+}
+
+fn print_map(map: &HashMap<Coord, char>) {
+    let mut corner = (0,0);
+    for (p, _) in map {
+        corner.0 = corner.0.max(p.0);
+        corner.1 = corner.1.max(p.1);
+    }
+
+    for y in 0..corner.1+1 {
+        for x in 0..corner.0+1 {
+            print!("{}", map.get(&(x,y)).unwrap_or(&' '));
+        }
+        print!("\n");
+    }
+
+    print!("\n");
+}
+
+fn map_at_time(bytes: &[Coord], corner: Coord) -> HashMap<Coord, char>{
+    let mut map = HashMap::with_capacity((corner.0*corner.1).try_into().unwrap());
+
+    for y in 0..corner.1+1 {
+        for x in 0..corner.0+1 {
+            map.insert((x,y), '.');
+        }
+    }
+
+    for &(x, y) in bytes {
+        map.insert((x,y), '#');
+    }
+
+    return map;
+}