diff --git a/day03-easy/build.zig b/day03-easy/build.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+
+// Although this function looks imperative, note that its job is to
+// declaratively construct a build graph that will be executed by an external
+// runner.
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    // Standard target options allows the person running `zig build` to choose
+    // what target to build for. Here we do not override the defaults, which
+    // means any target is allowed, and the default is native. Other options
+    // for restricting supported target set are available.
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+
+    // Standard optimization options allow the person running `zig build` to select
+    // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall. Here we do not
+    // set a preferred release mode, allowing the user to decide how to optimize.
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
+        .name = "day03-easy",
+        // In this case the main source file is merely a path, however, in more
+        // complicated build scripts, this could be a generated file.
+        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "src/main.zig" },
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+
+    // This declares intent for the executable to be installed into the
+    // standard location when the user invokes the "install" step (the default
+    // step when running `zig build`).
+    b.installArtifact(exe);
+
+    // This *creates* a Run step in the build graph, to be executed when another
+    // step is evaluated that depends on it. The next line below will establish
+    // such a dependency.
+    const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+
+    // By making the run step depend on the install step, it will be run from the
+    // installation directory rather than directly from within the cache directory.
+    // This is not necessary, however, if the application depends on other installed
+    // files, this ensures they will be present and in the expected location.
+    run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
+
+    // This allows the user to pass arguments to the application in the build
+    // command itself, like this: `zig build run -- arg1 arg2 etc`
+    if (b.args) |args| {
+        run_cmd.addArgs(args);
+    }
+
+    // This creates a build step. It will be visible in the `zig build --help` menu,
+    // and can be selected like this: `zig build run`
+    // This will evaluate the `run` step rather than the default, which is "install".
+    const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the app");
+    run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+
+    // Creates a step for unit testing. This only builds the test executable
+    // but does not run it.
+    const unit_tests = b.addTest(.{
+        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "src/main.zig" },
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+
+    const run_unit_tests = b.addRunArtifact(unit_tests);
+
+    // Similar to creating the run step earlier, this exposes a `test` step to
+    // the `zig build --help` menu, providing a way for the user to request
+    // running the unit tests.
+    const test_step = b.step("test", "Run unit tests");
+    test_step.dependOn(&run_unit_tests.step);
+}
diff --git a/day03-easy/sample.in b/day03-easy/sample.in
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+++ b/day03-easy/sample.in
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+467..114..
+...*......
+..35..633.
+......#...
+617*......
+.....+.58.
+..592.....
+......755.
+...$.*....
+.664.598..
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/day03-easy/src/main.zig b/day03-easy/src/main.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+
+fn isSymbol(char: u8) bool {
+    return switch (char) {
+        '0'...'9' => false,
+        '.' => false,
+        else => true,
+    };
+}
+
+const CharInfo = struct {
+    adjacents: [8]u8,
+    this: u8,
+
+    fn isAdjacentToSymbol(self: *const CharInfo) bool {
+        for (0..8) |i| {
+            if (isSymbol(self.adjacents[i])) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+};
+
+const State = struct {
+    number: u32 = 0,
+    is_adjacent_to_symbol: bool = false,
+
+    fn addDigit(self: *State, char_info: CharInfo) void {
+        self.number = self.number * 10 + (char_info.this - '0');
+        self.is_adjacent_to_symbol = self.is_adjacent_to_symbol or char_info.isAdjacentToSymbol();
+    }
+};
+
+fn solve(engine: [][]const CharInfo) u32 {
+    var result: u32 = 0;
+    var current_state = State{};
+
+    for (engine) |line| {
+        //std.debug.print("handling new line\n", .{});
+        for (line) |char_info| {
+            //std.debug.print("handling: {s}({s})\n", .{ [_]u8{char_info.this}, char_info.adjacents });
+            switch (char_info.this) {
+                '0'...'9' => {
+                    current_state.addDigit(char_info);
+                },
+                else => {
+                    if (current_state.is_adjacent_to_symbol) {
+                        //std.debug.print("adding: {d}\n", .{current_state.number});
+                        result += current_state.number;
+                    }
+
+                    current_state = State{};
+                },
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (current_state.is_adjacent_to_symbol) {
+            //std.debug.print("end of line; adding: {d}\n", .{current_state.number});
+            result += current_state.number;
+        }
+
+        current_state = State{};
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+fn charLinesToCharInfoLines(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, char_lines: [][]const u8) ![][]const CharInfo {
+    var char_info_lines = try allocator.alloc([]CharInfo, char_lines.len);
+    for (0..char_lines.len) |i| {
+        const char_line = char_lines[i];
+        var char_info_line = try allocator.alloc(CharInfo, char_line.len);
+        for (0..char_line.len) |j| {
+            char_info_line[j] = CharInfo{ .this = char_line[j], .adjacents = .{
+                if (i > 0 and j > 0) char_lines[i - 1][j - 1] else '.',
+                if (i > 0) char_lines[i - 1][j] else '.',
+                if (i > 0 and j + 1 < char_line.len) char_lines[i - 1][j + 1] else '.',
+                if (j > 0) char_line[j - 1] else '.',
+                if (j + 1 < char_line.len) char_line[j + 1] else '.',
+                if (i + 1 < char_lines.len and j > 0) char_lines[i + 1][j - 1] else '.',
+                if (i + 1 < char_lines.len) char_lines[i + 1][j] else '.',
+                if (i + 1 < char_lines.len and j + 1 < char_line.len) char_lines[i + 1][j + 1] else '.',
+            } };
+        }
+
+        char_info_lines[i] = char_info_line;
+    }
+
+    return char_info_lines;
+}
+
+fn readInput(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, reader: anytype) ![][]const u8 {
+    var lines = std.ArrayList([]u8).init(allocator);
+    var line_buffer: [1000]u8 = undefined;
+    while (try reader.readUntilDelimiterOrEof(&line_buffer, '\n')) |line_ref| {
+        const line = try allocator.dupe(u8, line_ref);
+        try lines.append(line);
+    }
+
+    return lines.items;
+}
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+
+    const raw_in = std.io.getStdIn();
+    var buffered_reader = std.io.bufferedReader(raw_in.reader());
+    var reader = buffered_reader.reader();
+
+    var allocator_buffer: [1_000_000]u8 = undefined;
+    var fba = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(&allocator_buffer);
+    var allocator = fba.allocator();
+
+    var lines_arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(allocator);
+    const lines_allocator = lines_arena.allocator();
+    const char_lines = try readInput(lines_allocator, reader);
+
+    var info_lines_arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(allocator);
+    const info_lines_allocator = info_lines_arena.allocator();
+    const info_lines = try charLinesToCharInfoLines(info_lines_allocator, char_lines);
+    lines_arena.deinit();
+
+    const result = solve(info_lines);
+    info_lines_arena.deinit();
+
+    try stdout.print("{d}\n", .{result});
+}