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+#lang curly-fn racket
+
+(require "scripts/aoc.rkt")
+
+;; solution for day 6
+
+;; helper functions here
+
+(define (part1 input)
+  (for/sum ([grp (in-list input)])
+    (set-count (for/fold ([s (set)]) ([person (in-list grp)])
+                 (set-union s person)))))
+
+(define (part2 input)
+  (for/sum ([grp (in-list input)])
+    (set-count (for/fold ([s (list->set (string->list "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"))])
+                         ([person (in-list grp)])
+                 (set-intersect s person)))))
+
+(module+ main
+  (define input
+    (for/list ([grp (in-list (string-split (file->string "inputs/6") "\n\n"))])
+      (for/list ([line (in-list (string-split grp))])
+        (list->set (string->list line)))))
+  ;; part 1
+  (answer 6 1 (part1 input))
+
+  ;; part 2
+  (answer 6 2 (part2 input))
+
+  (displayln "meow"))