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+#!/usr/bin/env elixir
+defmodule Day12 do
+  defmodule Region do
+    defstruct label: nil, plots: MapSet.new(), perimeter: 0
+  end
+
+  def part1({grid, size_x, size_y}) do
+    find_regions(grid, size_x, size_y)
+    |> Enum.map(fn region -> MapSet.size(region.plots) * region.perimeter end)
+    |> Enum.sum()
+  end
+
+  def find_regions(grid, size_x, size_y) do
+    for x <- 0..(size_x - 1), y <- 0..(size_y - 1), reduce: {[], MapSet.new()} do
+      {regions, seen} ->
+        case find_region(x, y, grid, seen) do
+          {:already_found, _seen} -> {regions, seen}
+          {region, seen} -> {[region | regions], seen}
+        end
+    end
+    |> elem(0)
+  end
+
+  def find_region(x, y, grid, seen, region \\ nil) do
+    if MapSet.member?(seen, {x, y}) do
+      {region || :already_found, seen}
+    else
+      region = region || %Region{label: Map.fetch!(grid, {x, y})}
+
+      seen = MapSet.put(seen, {x, y})
+      region_neighbours = get_region_neighbours(x, y, region.label, grid)
+
+      region = %Region{
+        region
+        | plots: MapSet.put(region.plots, {x, y}),
+          perimeter: region.perimeter + (4 - length(region_neighbours))
+      }
+
+      Enum.reduce(region_neighbours, {region, seen}, fn {x, y}, {region, seen} ->
+        find_region(x, y, grid, seen, region)
+      end)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def get_region_neighbours(x, y, label, grid) do
+    grid
+    |> Map.take([{x - 1, y}, {x + 1, y}, {x, y - 1}, {x, y + 1}])
+    |> Map.filter(&match?({_coord, ^label}, &1))
+    |> Map.keys()
+  end
+
+  def part2({grid, size_x, size_y}) do
+    find_regions(grid, size_x, size_y)
+    |> Enum.map(fn region -> MapSet.size(region.plots) * count_sides(region) end)
+    |> Enum.sum()
+  end
+
+  def count_sides(region) do
+    {min_x, _y} = Enum.min_by(region.plots, fn {x, _y} -> x end)
+    {_x, min_y} = Enum.min_by(region.plots, fn {_x, y} -> y end)
+    {max_x, _y} = Enum.max_by(region.plots, fn {x, _y} -> x end)
+    {_x, max_y} = Enum.max_by(region.plots, fn {_x, y} -> y end)
+
+    left =
+      Enum.reduce(min_x..max_x, 0, fn x, sides ->
+        Enum.reduce(min_y..max_y, {sides, false}, fn y, {sides, sequence?} ->
+          plot? = MapSet.member?(region.plots, {x, y})
+          open? = MapSet.member?(region.plots, {x - 1, y})
+
+          cond do
+            plot? and not open? and not sequence? -> {sides + 1, true}
+            plot? and not open? and sequence? -> {sides, true}
+            true -> {sides, false}
+          end
+        end)
+        |> elem(0)
+      end)
+
+    right =
+      Enum.reduce(min_x..max_x, 0, fn x, sides ->
+        Enum.reduce(min_y..max_y, {sides, false}, fn y, {sides, sequence?} ->
+          plot? = MapSet.member?(region.plots, {x, y})
+          open? = MapSet.member?(region.plots, {x + 1, y})
+
+          cond do
+            plot? and not open? and not sequence? -> {sides + 1, true}
+            plot? and not open? and sequence? -> {sides, true}
+            true -> {sides, false}
+          end
+        end)
+        |> elem(0)
+      end)
+
+    top =
+      Enum.reduce(min_y..max_y, 0, fn y, sides ->
+        Enum.reduce(min_x..max_x, {sides, false}, fn x, {sides, sequence?} ->
+          plot? = MapSet.member?(region.plots, {x, y})
+          open? = MapSet.member?(region.plots, {x, y - 1})
+
+          cond do
+            plot? and not open? and not sequence? -> {sides + 1, true}
+            plot? and not open? and sequence? -> {sides, true}
+            true -> {sides, false}
+          end
+        end)
+        |> elem(0)
+      end)
+
+    bottom =
+      Enum.reduce(min_y..max_y, 0, fn y, sides ->
+        Enum.reduce(min_x..max_x, {sides, false}, fn x, {sides, sequence?} ->
+          plot? = MapSet.member?(region.plots, {x, y})
+          open? = MapSet.member?(region.plots, {x, y + 1})
+
+          cond do
+            plot? and not open? and not sequence? -> {sides + 1, true}
+            plot? and not open? and sequence? -> {sides, true}
+            true -> {sides, false}
+          end
+        end)
+        |> elem(0)
+      end)
+
+    left + right + top + bottom
+  end
+
+  def input do
+    with [input_filename] <- System.argv(),
+         {:ok, input} <- File.read(input_filename) do
+      {grid, _, x, y} =
+        for <<char::binary-1 <- input>>, reduce: {%{}, 0, 0, 0} do
+          {grid, x, max_x, y} ->
+            case char do
+              "\n" -> {grid, 0, x, y + 1}
+              char -> {Map.put(grid, {x, y}, char), x + 1, max_x, y}
+            end
+        end
+
+      {grid, x, y}
+    else
+      _ -> :error
+    end
+  end
+
+  #######################
+  # HERE BE BOILERPLATE #
+  #######################
+
+  def run do
+    case input() do
+      :error -> print_usage()
+      input -> run_parts_with_timer(input)
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp run_parts_with_timer(input) do
+    run_with_timer(1, fn -> part1(input) end)
+    run_with_timer(2, fn -> part2(input) end)
+  end
+
+  defp run_with_timer(part, fun) do
+    {time, result} = :timer.tc(fun)
+    IO.puts("Part #{part} (completed in #{format_time(time)}):\n")
+    IO.puts("#{inspect(result)}\n")
+  end
+
+  defp format_time(μsec) when μsec < 1_000, do: "#{μsec}μs"
+  defp format_time(μsec) when μsec < 1_000_000, do: "#{μsec / 1000}ms"
+  defp format_time(μsec), do: "#{μsec / 1_000_000}s"
+
+  defp print_usage do
+    IO.puts("Usage: elixir dayDay12.exs input_filename")
+  end
+end
+
+Day12.run()