diff --git a/day8/data.py b/day8/data.py
index ed2f921..7b93fd0 100644
--- a/day8/data.py
+++ b/day8/data.py
@@ -39,8 +39,12 @@ class Node:
 
     def is_A_node(self):
         return self.value[2] == 'A'
+
     def is_Z_node(self):
         return self.value[2] == 'Z'
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"{self.value} = ({self.left}, {self.right})"
     
 
 def parse(input_file:str) -> Tuple[str, List[Node]]:
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ def parse(input_file:str) -> Tuple[str, List[Node]]:
     with open(input_file) as input:
         directions = input.readline().replace("\n","")
         _ = input.readline()
-        while match:= re.match("([A-Z]+) = \(([A-Z]+), ([A-Z]+)\)",input.readline()):
+        while match:= re.match("([A-Z]+) = \(([A-Z]+), ([A-Z]+)\)", input.readline()):
             node = Node(value=match.group(1), left=match.group(2), right=match.group(3))
             the_list.append(node)
     return directions, the_list
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diff --git a/day8/part2.py b/day8/part2.py
index 0d590b5..f9fd599 100755
--- a/day8/part2.py
+++ b/day8/part2.py
@@ -1,37 +1,24 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3.11
-from typing import List, Tuple
-from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
-from threading import current_thread
+from typing import List
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from data import Node, parse
 
-def count_steps_XXA_to_XXZ(node: Node, directions:str, node_list: List[Node]) -> int:
-    print(f"thread {current_thread().name} counting from {node}")
-    if not node.is_A_node():
-        raise Exception("node must be a XXA node")
+def count_steps_XXA_to_XXZ(directions:str, node_list: List[Node]) -> int:
+    current_nodes = list(filter(lambda node: node.is_A_node(), node_list))
     count = 0
-    current_node = node
-    while not current_node.is_Z_node():
-        current_node = current_node.move_left(node_list) if directions[count % len(directions)] == 'L' else current_node.move_right(node_list)
+    start_time = datetime.now()
+    while not all(map(lambda n: n.is_Z_node(), current_nodes)):
+        if directions[count % len(directions)] == 'L':
+            current_nodes = list(map(lambda n: n.move_left(node_list), current_nodes))
+        else:
+            current_nodes = list(map(lambda n: n.move_right(node_list), current_nodes))
+        if start_time + timedelta(minutes=1) <= datetime.now():
+            str_nodes = [node.__str__() for node in current_nodes]
+            print(f"count: {count} / {str_nodes}")
+            start_time = datetime.now()
         count += 1
-    print(f"thread {current_thread().name} as counted {count} steps to {current_node}")
     return count
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     directions, node_list = parse('input.txt')
-    print("solving all nodes")
-    solved_node_list = map(lambda node: node.resolve_left_right_nodes(node_list), node_list)
-    #print(node_list)
-    print("all_nodes_solved")
-    xxA_nodes = list(filter(lambda node: node.is_A_node(), solved_node_list))
-    print(xxA_nodes)
-    results = []
-    #Parallel version
-    #with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10) as executor:
-    #    print("starting ThreadPool")
-    #    for xxA_node in xxA_nodes:
-    #        results.append(executor.submit(count_steps_XXA_to_XXZ, xxA_node, directions, solved_node_list))
-    #results = map(lambda exec: exec.result(), results)
-    results = [count_steps_XXA_to_XXZ(xxA_node, directions, solved_node_list) for xxA_node in xxA_nodes]
-    print(results)
-    print(sum(results))
+    print(count_steps_XXA_to_XXZ(directions, node_list))
 
diff --git a/day8/part2_cycles.py b/day8/part2_cycles.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f17e2d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day8/part2_cycles.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3.11
+from typing import List
+import math
+from data import Node, parse
+
+def find_cycle(start_node, directions, node_list) -> List[Node]:
+    node_cycle = []
+    idx = 0
+    current_node = (start_node, idx)
+    while current_node not in node_cycle and not current_node[0].is_Z_node() :
+        node_cycle.append(current_node)
+        idx += 1
+        if directions[(idx - 1) % len(directions)] == 'L':
+            current_node = (current_node[0].move_left(node_list), idx % len(directions))
+        else:
+            current_node = (current_node[0].move_right(node_list), idx % len(directions))
+    node_cycle.append(current_node)
+    return [node for node,_ in node_cycle]
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    directions, node_list = parse('input.txt')
+    xxA_nodes = list(filter(lambda node: node.is_A_node(), node_list))
+    cycles = list(map(len,map(lambda node: find_cycle(node, directions, node_list), xxA_nodes)))
+    print(cycles)
+    print(math.lcm(*cycles))
diff --git a/day8/part2_parallel.py b/day8/part2_parallel.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..58db312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day8/part2_parallel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3.11
+from typing import List
+import concurrent.futures
+from data import Node, parse
+
+#It is inefficient, more time in sys than in User...
+
+def movement(current_node: Node, direction: str, node_list: List[Node]) -> Node:
+    if direction == 'L':
+        return current_node.move_left(node_list)
+    else:
+        return current_node.move_right(node_list)
+
+def count_steps_XXA_to_XXZ(directions:str, node_list: List[Node]) -> int:
+    current_nodes = list(filter(lambda node: node.is_A_node(), node_list))
+    count = 0
+    while not all(map(lambda n: n.is_Z_node(), current_nodes)):
+        with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=8) as executor:
+            futures = []
+            direction = directions[count % len(directions)]
+            futures = [executor.submit(movement, node, direction, node_list) for node in current_nodes]
+            current_nodes = [exec.result() for exec in concurrent.futures.as_completed(futures)]
+        count += 1
+    return count
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    directions, node_list = parse('input.txt')
+    print(count_steps_XXA_to_XXZ(directions, node_list))
+
diff --git a/day8/vis.py b/day8/vis.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf58072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day8/vis.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+import networkx as nx
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+from data import parse, Node
+
+destinations, node_list = parse("input.txt")
+
+starting_nodes = []
+for node in node_list:
+    if node.is_A_node():
+        starting_nodes.append(node)
+
+
+def add_node(node: Node, known_nodes: List[str], graph: nx.Graph, node_list:List[Node], predecessor: Optional[str] = None):
+    if node.value not in known_nodes:
+        known_nodes.append(node.value)
+        add_node(node.move_left(node_list), known_nodes, graph, node_list, predecessor=node.value)
+        graph.add_node(node.value)
+        if predecessor is not None:
+            graph.add_edge(predecessor, node.value)
+        add_node(node.move_right(node_list), known_nodes, graph, node_list, predecessor=node.value)
+
+subplot_num=121
+for node in starting_nodes:
+    current_node = node
+    known_nodes = []
+    G = nx.DiGraph()
+    add_node(node, known_nodes, G, node_list)
+    plt.subplot(subplot_num)
+    nx.draw(G)
+    subplot_num += 1
+plt.show()
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