diff --git a/2018/day5/day5.py b/2018/day5/day5.py
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+++ b/2018/day5/day5.py
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+def reduce_polymer(p):
+    res = [""]
+    for x in p:
+        if res[-1].swapcase() == x:
+            res.pop()
+        else:
+            res.append(x)
+    return "".join(res)
+
+
+def main(inp):
+    print("Part 1: ", len(reduce_polymer(inp)))
+    letters = set(x.lower() for x in inp)
+    min_ = 2 << 32
+    for l in letters:
+        p = inp.replace(l.lower(), "").replace(l.upper(), "")
+        min_ = min(len(reduce_polymer(p)), min_)
+    print("Part 2: ", min_)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import fileinput
+    inp = next(l.rstrip() for l in fileinput.input())
+    main(inp)
+
diff --git a/2018/day6/day6.py b/2018/day6/day6.py
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+++ b/2018/day6/day6.py
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+def dist(a, b):
+    "manhattan distance"
+    return abs(a.x - b.x) + abs(a.y - b.y)
+
+def main(inp):
+    pass
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import fileinput
+    inp = list(l.rstrip() for l in fileinput.input())
+    main(inp)
+