diff --git a/aoc.cabal b/aoc.cabal
index f7f99ba..d23af2a 100644
--- a/aoc.cabal
+++ b/aoc.cabal
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ executable 8
     -- other-extensions:
     build-depends:    base ^>=4.18.2.1
                     , split
+                    , matrix
+                    , extra
     hs-source-dirs:   app
     default-language: GHC2021
 executable 9
diff --git a/app/8.hs b/app/8.hs
index 1476972..2e08152 100644
--- a/app/8.hs
+++ b/app/8.hs
@@ -1,15 +1,72 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase, MultiWayIf #-}
 module Main where
 
 import Data.Functor
+import Data.Matrix hiding (trace)
+import Data.List
+import Numeric.Extra
+import Debug.Trace
 
-parse = undefined
+data Pos = Pos { ch :: Char
+               , ma :: Bool
+               }
 
-solve1 = undefined
+instance Show Pos where
+  show (Pos '.' True) = show '#'
+  show (Pos ch _)     = show ch
+
+parse :: String -> Matrix Pos
+parse = fromLists . (((`Pos` False) <$>) <$>) . lines
+
+positionsOfChar :: Char -> Matrix Pos -> [(Int,Int)]
+positionsOfChar c s = zip [1..] (toLists s) >>= \(y,l) -> zip [1..] l >>= \(x,c') ->
+  if c == ch c' then pure (y,x) else mempty
+
+getMarked :: Matrix Pos -> [(Int,Int)]
+getMarked s = zip [1..] (toLists s) >>= \(y,l) -> zip [1..] l >>= \(x,c) ->
+  if ma c then pure (y,x) else mempty
+
+availableChars :: [Char]
+availableChars = ['a'..'z'] ++ ['A'..'Z'] ++ ['0'..'9']
+
+dist :: (Int,Int) -> (Int,Int) -> Float
+dist (y,x) (y',x') = sqrt $ intToFloat (y-y')^2 + intToFloat (x-x')^2
+
+line :: (Int,Int) -> (Int,Int) -> (Int,Int) -> Bool
+line (y1,x1) (y2,x2) (y3,x3) =
+  if | x2 == x1 && x3 == x2 -> True
+     | x2 == x1 || x3 == x2 || x1 == x3 -> False
+     | otherwise ->
+       ((y2-y1) `div` (x2-x1)) == ((y2-y3) `div` (x2-x3)) &&
+       ((y2-y1) `div` (x2-x1)) == ((y1-y3) `div` (x1-x3))
+
+combo :: Eq a => [a] -> [(a,a)]
+combo ps = [(a,b) | a <- ps, b <- ps, a /= b]
+
+
+getAntinodePos :: (Int,Int) -> [(Int,Int)] -> [(Int,Int)]
+getAntinodePos (i,j) ps =
+  let inbounds (y,x) = and [0 < y, y <= i, 0 < x, x <= j] in
+    nub $ [ c | (p@(y,x),p'@(y',x')) <- combo ps,
+                 c <- [(y + (y-y'),x+(x-x')),
+                       (y - (y-y'),x+(x-x')),
+                       (y + (y-y'),x-(x-x')),
+                       (y - (y-y'),x-(x-x'))],
+                 inbounds c,
+                 line c p p']
+
+
+mark :: Matrix Pos -> [(Int,Int)] -> Matrix Pos
+mark = foldr (\p@(y,x) s -> let c = getElem y x s in setElem (c {ma = True}) p s)
+
+solve1 :: Matrix Pos -> Int
+solve1 s = length . getMarked $
+  foldr (flip mark . getAntinodePos (nrows s, ncols s) . (`positionsOfChar` s)) s availableChars
 
 solve2 = undefined
 
 main :: IO ()
-main = readFile "inputs/8" <&> parse >>= \i ->
-       print (solve1 i) >>
-       print (solve2 i)
+main = readFile "inputs/8.example" <&> parse >>= \i ->
+       print (solve1 i)
+       -- >>
+       -- print (solve2 i)
diff --git a/inputs/8 b/inputs/8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28723aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inputs/8
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+.......................V.........e...O............
+..........q.pj8...............................u...
+...................8..............................
+.............8.....6.................J....l....u..
+........................6................J..Z..B..
+......e.........E...........................O.J...
+......Jq..........................5...............
+...............E...........e.Q..5.f...............
+..............................Q..A.....f..B.....O.
+....V...................j.....Af..................
+............8......n..............l...f....Z7.....
+...............n..........4........A........BD....
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+N.........6....q.....3....n.........D...........Z.
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+....U...S..........................P.....1.B......
+.r...X............w.......P.....x.j...............
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+S.i.................................1.......H.....
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