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+# Day 8: Treetop Tree House
+import std/[os, strutils, sugar]
+
+let input = paramStr(1).readFile().strip().split("\n")
+
+type Tree = object
+  height: int
+  visible: bool
+  scenic: int
+
+var forest = collect:
+  for line in input:
+    collect:
+      for c in line:
+        Tree(height: parseInt($c), visible: false, scenic: 1)
+
+var sum = 0
+var max = 0
+
+template gaze(s: seq[seq[Tree]], a, b: iterable[int], min: int): int =
+  var result = 0
+  block loop:
+    for k in a:
+      for l in b:
+        inc result
+        if s[k][l].height >= min:
+          break loop
+  result
+
+for i in 0 ..< forest.len:
+  var min = (-1, -1, -1, -1)
+  for j in 0 ..< forest.len:
+    let k = forest[0].len - 1 - j
+
+    if forest[i][j].height > min[0]:
+      min[0] = forest[i][j].height
+      if not forest[i][j].visible: inc sum
+      forest[i][j].visible = true
+
+    if forest[i][k].height > min[1]:
+      min[1] = forest[i][k].height
+      if not forest[i][k].visible: inc sum
+      forest[i][k].visible = true
+
+    if forest[j][i].height > min[2]:
+      min[2] = forest[j][i].height
+      if not forest[j][i].visible: inc sum
+      forest[j][i].visible = true
+
+    if forest[k][i].height > min[3]:
+      min[3] = forest[k][i].height
+      if not forest[k][i].visible: inc sum
+      forest[k][i].visible = true
+
+    let min = forest[i][j].height
+
+    forest[i][j].scenic *= forest.gaze(countdown(i-1, 0), j..j, min)
+    forest[i][j].scenic *= forest.gaze(i..i, countdown(j-1, 0), min)
+    forest[i][j].scenic *= forest.gaze(i+1 ..< forest.len, j..j, min)
+    forest[i][j].scenic *= forest.gaze(i..i, j+1 ..< forest.len, min)
+
+    if forest[i][j].scenic > max:
+      max = forest[i][j].scenic
+
+echo sum
+echo max