diff --git a/src/days/d14.rs b/src/days/d14.rs
index c401448..a8c6c5b 100644
--- a/src/days/d14.rs
+++ b/src/days/d14.rs
@@ -1,65 +1,19 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
-pub type I = &'static str;
 pub type O = usize;
 
-fn _parse (data: &str) -> I {
-    Default::default()
-}
+pub const INPUT: &'static str = "qzyelonm";
 
-fn _solve (data: &I) -> O {
-    Default::default()
-}
-
-fn _silver (data: &I) -> O {
+fn _solve (extra: u32) -> O {
     let mut candidates: M<char, Vec<usize>> = M::new();
     let mut done: Vec<usize> = vec![];
 
     for i in 0.. {
-        let s = format!("{data}{i}");
-        let hash = md5::compute(s);
-        let repr = format!("{:x}", hash);
-
-        let three = repr.chars().tuple_windows().find(|&(a, b, c)| a == b && b == c);
-
-        if let Some((c, _, _)) = three {
-            if !candidates.is_empty() {
-                let five = repr.chars().tuple_windows().find(|&(a, b, c, d, e)| a == b && a == c && a == d && a == e);
-                if let Some((c, _, _, _, _)) = five {
-                    if let Some(candidates) = candidates.get_mut(&c) {
-                        let pos = candidates.iter().position(|pos| pos + 1000 > i);
-                        if let Some(pos) = pos {
-                            let drained = candidates.drain(pos..).collect_vec();
-                            // println!("{} at: {:?} added to vec: {}", c, drained, repr);
-
-                            done.extend(drained);
-                            candidates.clear();
-                            if done.len() >= 100 { // extra
-                                done.sort();
-                                return done[63];
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                }
-            }
-            candidates.entry(c).or_default().push(i);
-        }
-    }
-    // 15189: too high
-    0
-}
-
-fn _gold (data: &I) -> O {
-    let mut candidates: M<char, Vec<usize>> = M::new();
-    let mut done: Vec<usize> = vec![];
-
-    for i in 0.. {
-        let s = format!("{data}{i}");
+        let s = format!("{INPUT}{i}");
         let mut hash = md5::compute(s);
         let mut repr = format!("{:x}", hash);
 
-        for _ in 0..2016 {
+        for _ in 0..extra {
             hash = md5::compute(repr);
             repr = format!("{:x}", hash);
         }
@@ -73,12 +27,9 @@ fn _gold (data: &I) -> O {
                     if let Some(candidates) = candidates.get_mut(&c) {
                         let pos = candidates.iter().position(|pos| pos + 1000 > i);
                         if let Some(pos) = pos {
-                            let drained = candidates.drain(pos..).collect_vec();
-                            // println!("{} at: {:?} added to vec: {}", c, drained, repr);
-
-                            done.extend(drained);
+                            done.extend(candidates.drain(pos..));
                             candidates.clear();
-                            if done.len() >= 100 { // extra
+                            if done.len() >= 100 { // should be pretty solid, but not sure if I can prove this!
                                 done.sort();
                                 return done[63];
                             }
@@ -90,38 +41,31 @@ fn _gold (data: &I) -> O {
             candidates.entry(c).or_default().push(i);
         }
     }
-    // 15189: too high
     0
 }
 
+fn _silver () -> O {
+    _solve(0)
+}
+
+fn _gold () -> O {
+    _solve(2016)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
 
-    fn read () -> I {
-        "qzyelonm"
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn sample () {
-        let data = "";
-        let data = _parse(data);
-
-        assert_eq!(1, 1)
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn silver () {
-        let data = read();
-        let ans = _silver(&data);
+        let ans = _silver();
 
         assert_eq!(ans, 15168)
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn gold () {
-        let data = read();
-        let ans = _gold(&data);
+        let ans = _gold();
 
         assert_eq!(ans, 20864)
     }