diff --git a/src/12part1.rs b/src/12part1.rs
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+use std::fs;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+struct SpringSection {
+    status: Springs,
+    quantity: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+enum Springs {
+    Damaged = 0,
+    Unknown = 1,
+    Operational = 2,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let file_path = "input/12input.txt";
+    let contents = fs::read_to_string(file_path).expect("should read file");
+    let mut lines = contents.lines();
+    let mut total = 0;
+    loop {
+        let line = lines.next();
+        if line.is_none() {
+            break;
+        }
+        let mut line_components = line.unwrap().split_whitespace();
+        let map: Vec<Springs> = line_components.next().unwrap().chars().map(line_to_enum).collect();
+        let damaged: Vec<usize> = line_components.next().unwrap().split(",").map(|s| s.parse::<usize>().ok().unwrap()).collect();
+        let mut subtotal = 0;
+        let mut possible: Vec<Vec<Springs>> = Vec::new();
+        for i in 0..map.len() {
+            possible.push(Vec::new());
+            match map[i] {
+                Springs::Damaged => {
+                    for j in 0..possible.len() {
+                        possible[j].push(Springs::Damaged);
+                    }
+                },
+                Springs::Operational => {
+                    for j in 0..possible.len() {
+                        possible[j].push(Springs::Operational);
+                    }
+                }
+                Springs::Unknown => {
+                    let possible_len = possible.len();
+                    for j in 0..possible_len {
+                        possible.push(possible[j].to_owned());
+                        possible[j].push(Springs::Damaged);
+                        possible[possible_len+j].push(Springs::Operational);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        let mut possible_as_sections = Vec::new();
+        for i in 0..possible.len() {
+            possible_as_sections.push(Vec::new());
+            let mut damaged_index = 0;
+            let mut current = SpringSection{status: Springs::Unknown, quantity: 0};
+            let mut is_possible = possible[i].len() == map.len();
+            if !is_possible {
+                continue;
+            }
+            for j in 0..possible[i].len() {
+                if possible[i][j] == current.status {
+                    current.quantity += 1;
+                } else {
+                    if current.status == Springs::Damaged {
+                        if damaged_index == damaged.len() || damaged[damaged_index] != current.quantity {
+                            is_possible = false;
+                            break;
+                        } else {
+                            damaged_index += 1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    possible_as_sections[i].push(current);
+                    current.status = possible[i][j];
+                    current.quantity = 1;
+                }
+            }
+            if current.status == Springs::Damaged {
+                if damaged_index == damaged.len() || damaged[damaged_index] != current.quantity {
+                    is_possible = false;
+                } else {
+                    possible_as_sections[i].push(current);
+                    damaged_index += 1;
+                }
+            }
+            if is_possible && damaged_index == damaged.len() {
+                subtotal += 1;
+            }
+        }
+        total += subtotal;
+    }
+    println!("{}", total);
+}
+
+fn line_to_enum(c: char) -> Springs {
+    match c {
+        '.' => Springs::Operational,
+        '#' => Springs::Damaged,
+        _ => Springs::Unknown,
+    }
+}