diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e7078d0..2cceedb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-*/__pycache__/*
+**/__pycache__/*
diff --git a/2024/day02.py b/2024/day02.py
index b731e97..160cc9b 100644
--- a/2024/day02.py
+++ b/2024/day02.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def taskB (data) -> int:
     gameScoreB = 0
     for report in data:
         reportData = [int(data) for data in report.split(' ')]
-        gameScoreB = gameScoreB +any([isCorrect(reportData[:i] + reportData[i + 1:]) for i in range(len(reportData))])
+        gameScoreB = gameScoreB + any([isCorrect(reportData[:i] + reportData[i + 1:]) for i in range(len(reportData))])
     return gameScoreB
 
 def task(task: int,data) -> int:
diff --git a/2024/day04.py b/2024/day04.py
index d140fbf..4444f67 100644
--- a/2024/day04.py
+++ b/2024/day04.py
@@ -17,10 +17,34 @@ filename = getFilename2Data(aocDay)
 def checkNextChar(inputChar):
     return 0
 
-def countXMAS2(data):
+def countXMAS3(data):
     #ret = re2.findall("M.M\n.A.\nS.S", data, rotate=True)
+
+
+for i in range(n):
+    for j in range(n):
+        if word_search[i][j] != 'A':
+            continue
+        if not is_inbounds(i+1, j+1):
+            continue
+        if not is_inbounds(i+1, j-1):
+            continue
+        if not is_inbounds(i-1, j+1):
+            continue
+        if not is_inbounds(i-1, j-1):
+            continue
+        if not (word_search[i-1][j-1], word_search[i+1][j+1]) in (('M', 'S'), ('S', 'M')):
+            continue
+        if not (word_search[i+1][j-1], word_search[i-1][j+1]) in (('M', 'S'), ('S', 'M')):
+            continue
+        result += 1
+
     return 0
     
+def countXMAS2(dataMatrix,searchWord):
+    for x in range(len(dataMatrix)):
+        for y in range(len(dataMatrix[x])):
+            if dataMatrix[x][y] == searchWord[1:2]:
 
 
 def countXMAS(dataMatrix,searchWord):
diff --git a/2024/day04a.py b/2024/day04a.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a3d976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2024/day04a.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+word_search = []
+with open('/home/bandeira/git.bandeira/aoc/2024/day04/input.day04', 'r') as f:
+    for line in f.readlines():
+        word_search.append(list(line.strip()))
+n = len(word_search)
+
+def is_inbounds(i, j):
+    return 0 <= i < n and 0 <= j < n
+
+# part 1
+result = 0
+for i in range(n):
+    for j in range(n):
+        if word_search[i][j] != 'X':
+            continue
+        for di in [-1, 0, 1]:
+            for dj in [-1, 0, 1]:
+                if (di, dj) == (0, 0):
+                    continue
+                if is_inbounds(i+3*di, j+3*dj):
+                    if ''.join(word_search[i+k*di][j+k*dj] for k in range(4)) == 'XMAS':
+                        result += 1
+print(result)
+
+# part 2
+result = 0
+for i in range(n):
+    for j in range(n):
+        if word_search[i][j] != 'A':
+            continue
+        if not is_inbounds(i+1, j+1):
+            continue
+        if not is_inbounds(i+1, j-1):
+            continue
+        if not is_inbounds(i-1, j+1):
+            continue
+        if not is_inbounds(i-1, j-1):
+            continue
+        if not (word_search[i-1][j-1], word_search[i+1][j+1]) in (('M', 'S'), ('S', 'M')):
+            continue
+        if not (word_search[i+1][j-1], word_search[i-1][j+1]) in (('M', 'S'), ('S', 'M')):
+            continue
+        result += 1
+print(result)
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