diff --git a/brechtje/7/7-1.py b/brechtje/7/7-1.py
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+raw_input = open("input.txt", "r").read().splitlines()
+input = []
+
+for line in raw_input:
+    input.append(list(line))
+
+input[1][input[0].index('S')] = '|'
+
+answer = 0
+
+for y, line in enumerate(input):
+    for x, char in enumerate(line):
+        if y != len(input) - 1:
+            if char == '|' and input[y + 1][x] != '^':
+                input[y + 1][x] = '|'
+            elif char == '|' and input[y + 1][x] == '^':
+                answer += 1
+                input[y + 1][x - 1] = '|'
+                input[y + 1][x + 1] = '|'
+    print(''.join(line))
+    
+print(answer)
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