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+#!/bin/env ruby
+
+input = Array.new
+File.readlines('./input').each.with_index do |line, i|
+    line.strip!
+    input[i] = line.split('')
+end
+
+input.each do |x|
+    x.map! do |y|
+        y == '#' ? true : false
+    end
+end
+
+i = 0
+trees = 0
+len = input[0].length
+input.each do |row|
+    trees += 1 if row[i]
+    i +=3
+    i = i - len if i >= len
+end
+
+puts "We hit #{trees} trees"
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