diff --git a/src/Year2023/Day08.roc b/src/Year2023/Day08.roc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..847213b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Year2023/Day08.roc
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+app "hello"
+    packages { pf: "https://github.com/roc-lang/basic-cli/releases/download/0.7.0/bkGby8jb0tmZYsy2hg1E_B2QrCgcSTxdUlHtETwm5m4.tar.br" }
+    imports [
+        pf.Stdout,
+        "../../input202308.txt" as realInput : Str
+    ]
+    provides [main] to pf
+
+
+#main = part1 realInput
+main = part2 realInput
+#main = part1 testInput
+#main = part2 testInput
+
+Input: {
+    steps: List [L,R],
+    nodes: Dict Str {l: Str, r: Str},
+}
+
+parse : Str -> Input
+parse = \str ->
+    when Str.split str "\n\n" is
+        [stepsStr, nodesStr] ->
+            steps = 
+                stepsStr
+                |> Str.graphemes
+                |> List.keepOks (\s ->
+                    when s is
+                        "L" -> Ok L
+                        "R" -> Ok R
+                        _ -> Err UnknownStep
+                )
+
+            nodes =
+                nodesStr
+                |> Str.split "\n"
+                |> List.dropIf (\s -> s == "")
+                |> List.map parseNode
+                |> Dict.fromList
+
+            { 
+                steps: steps,
+                nodes: nodes,
+            }
+
+        _ ->
+            crash "parse: weird input"
+
+
+dropEnd : Str,Nat -> Str
+dropEnd = \s,n ->
+    s
+    |> Str.graphemes
+    |> List.dropLast n
+    |> List.walk "" Str.concat
+
+parseNode : Str -> (Str, {l: Str, r: Str})
+parseNode = \line ->
+    when line |> dropEnd 1 |> Str.split " = (" is
+        [startNode, endNodes] ->
+            when Str.split endNodes ", " is
+                [left, right] -> (startNode, {l: left, r: right})
+                _ -> crash "parseNode: unexpected end nodes"
+        _ -> crash "parseNode: unexpected line"
+
+##### PART 1 ######
+
+part1 = \input ->
+    input
+    |> parse
+    |> (\i -> go1 0 "AAA" i.steps i)
+    |> Inspect.toStr
+    |> Stdout.line
+
+go1 : I64,Str,List [L,R],Input -> I64
+go1 = \n,current,todoSteps,input ->
+    if current == "ZZZ" then
+        n
+    else
+        when todoSteps is
+            [] ->
+                go1 n current input.steps input
+            [step, .. as restSteps] ->
+                when Dict.get input.nodes current is
+                    Ok next ->
+                        when step is
+                            L -> go1 (n+1) next.l restSteps input
+                            R -> go1 (n+1) next.r restSteps input
+
+                    Err KeyNotFound ->
+                        crash "go1: wut"
+
+
+##### PART 2 ######
+
+part2 = \input ->
+    input
+    |> part2Pure
+    |> Inspect.toStr
+    |> Stdout.line
+
+part2Pure = \input ->
+    i = parse input
+
+    startNodes = 
+        i.nodes
+        |> Dict.toList
+        |> List.keepIf (\(node,_) -> node |> Str.endsWith "A")
+        |> List.map (\(node,_) -> node)
+
+    cycles =
+        startNodes
+        |> List.map (\node -> findCycleLength node 0 NotSeen i.steps i)
+
+    finalCycle = 
+        cycles 
+        |> List.walk {phase:0,period:1} combineCycles
+
+    finalCycle.period
+
+testInput =
+    "LR\n\n11A = (11B, XXX)\n11B = (XXX, 11Z)\n11Z = (11B, XXX)\n22A = (22B, XXX)\n22B = (22C, 22C)\n22C = (22Z, 22Z)\n22Z = (22B, 22B)\nXXX = (XXX, XXX)"
+
+expect part2Pure testInput == 6
+
+lcmList : List I64 -> I64
+lcmList = \list ->
+    List.walk list 1 lcm
+
+lcm : I64,I64 -> I64
+lcm = \a,b ->
+    Num.abs (a * b) // gcd a b 
+
+gcd : I64,I64 -> I64
+gcd = \a,b ->
+    if b == 0 then
+        a
+    else
+        gcd b (a % b)
+
+extendedGcd : I64,I64 -> {gcd:I64,s:I64,t:I64}
+extendedGcd = \a,b ->
+    if b == 0 then
+        {gcd:a, s:1, t:0}
+    else
+        q = a // b
+        r = a % b
+        g = extendedGcd b r
+        {
+            gcd: gcd a b,
+            s: g.t,
+            t: g.s-q*g.t,
+        }
+
+expect extendedGcd 2 3 == {gcd:1,s:-1,t:1}
+
+Cycle: {
+    period: I64,
+    phase: I64,
+}
+combineCycles : Cycle,Cycle -> Cycle
+combineCycles = \a,b ->
+    g = extendedGcd a.period b.period
+    phaseDiff = a.phase - b.phase
+    if phaseDiff % g.gcd != 0 then
+        crash "they will never align"
+    else
+        z = phaseDiff // g.gcd
+        m = z * g.s
+        cPeriod = lcm a.period b.period
+        cPhase = (((-m * a.period + a.phase) % cPeriod) + cPeriod) % cPeriod
+        { 
+            phase: cPhase,
+            period: cPeriod,
+        }
+
+expect (combineCycles {period:9,phase:0} {period:15,phase:3}).phase == 18
+expect (combineCycles {period:30,phase:0} {period:38,phase:6}).phase == 120
+
+crashResult : Result a *, Str -> a
+crashResult = \result,label ->
+    when result is
+        Ok a -> a
+        Err _ -> crash label
+
+findCycleLength : Str,I64,[NotSeen,Seen I64],List [L,R],Input -> Cycle
+findCycleLength = \current,counter,state,todoSteps,input ->
+    when todoSteps is
+        [] ->
+            findCycleLength 
+                current
+                counter
+                state
+                input.steps
+                input
+
+        [step, .. as restSteps] ->
+
+            if current |> Str.endsWith "Z" then
+                when state is
+                    NotSeen -> 
+                        nextNode = 
+                            when Dict.get input.nodes current is
+                                Ok next ->
+                                    when step is 
+                                        L -> next.l
+                                        R -> next.r
+                                Err KeyNotFound ->
+                                    crash "go2: wut"
+
+                        nextState = Seen counter
+
+                        findCycleLength
+                            nextNode
+                            (counter + 1)
+                            nextState
+                            restSteps
+                            input
+
+                    Seen firstZ -> 
+                        # BASE CASE
+                        {
+                            phase: firstZ,
+                            period: counter - firstZ,
+                        }
+
+            else
+                nextNode = 
+                    when Dict.get input.nodes current is
+                        Ok next ->
+                            when step is 
+                                L -> next.l
+                                R -> next.r
+                        Err KeyNotFound ->
+                            crash "go2: wut"
+
+                findCycleLength
+                    nextNode
+                    (counter + 1)
+                    state
+                    restSteps
+                    input
diff --git a/watch-roc.sh b/watch-roc.sh
index 2f065c2..94ac8db 100755
--- a/watch-roc.sh
+++ b/watch-roc.sh
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ INPUT="src/Year${YEAR}/Day${DAY}.roc"
 chokidar '**/*.roc' | while read WHATEVER; do
   clear && tput reset && echo -en "\033c\033[3J"
   roc test "${INPUT}" && RUST_BACKTRACE=full roc dev "${INPUT}"
+  #RUST_BACKTRACE=full roc dev "${INPUT}"
 done;