diff --git a/2017/19/packet.py b/2017/19/packet.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from enum import Enum, IntEnum
+import numpy as np
+
+
+class Direction(Enum):
+    Up = (-1, 0)
+    Down = (1, 0)
+    Left = (0, -1)
+    Right = (0, 1)
+
+
+class Character(Enum):
+    Void = ord(' ')
+    Vertical = ord('|')
+    Horizontal = ord('-')
+    Corner = ord('+')
+    Letter = -1
+
+
+def parse_char(char):
+    try:
+        Character(char)
+    except:
+        assert chr(char).isalpha(), 'Unknown character {}'.format(chr(char))
+        return Character.Letter
+
+
+class Packet(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, schema):
+        self.schema = np.array(map(lambda x: map(ord, x), schema))
+        self.x = 0
+        self.y = np.where(self.schema[0] == Character.Vertical.value)[0,0]
+        self.direction = Direction.Down
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __next__(self):
+        self.forward()
+        while self.current_char != Character.Letter:
+            self.forward()
+        return self.current_char
+
+    @property
+    def position(self):
+        return (self.x, self.y)
+
+    @position.setter
+    def set_position(self, value):
+        self.x, self.y = value
+
+    @property
+    def current_char(self):
+        return parse_char(self.schema[self.position])
+
+    def peek(self):
+        return parse_char(self.schema[self.position + self.direction.value])
+
+    def forward(self):
+        pass
+
+def main():
+    import fileinput
+    p = Packet(fileinput.input())
+    print(''.join(p))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/2017/19/requirements.txt b/2017/19/requirements.txt
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+numpy>=1.15