diff --git a/2024/ruby/day_06.rb b/2024/ruby/day_06.rb
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+input = DATA.readlines(chomp: true)
+  .flat_map.with_index {|line, j|
+    line.chars.map.with_index {|x, i|
+      [[j,i], x]
+    }
+  }.to_h
+
+turns = {
+  [-1,0] => [0,1],
+  [0,1] => [1,0],
+  [1,0] => [0,-1],
+  [0,-1] => [-1,0],
+}
+
+start = input.find { _2 == ?^ }.first
+dir = [-1,0]
+path = [start]
+loop do
+  peek = path.last.zip(dir).map {|i,di| i + di }
+  case input.fetch(peek, nil)
+  when ?.
+    path << peek
+  when ?^
+    path << peek
+  when ?#
+    dir = turns.fetch(dir)
+  when nil
+    break
+  else
+    fail
+  end
+end
+
+pp path.to_set.length
+
+__END__