diff --git a/day11/solution.py b/day11/solution.py
index 59c4ba6..2c347c7 100644
--- a/day11/solution.py
+++ b/day11/solution.py
@@ -1,34 +1,50 @@
 from tqdm import tqdm
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
+import sys
 
-def main(input, iterations):
-    input_list: list = input.split(" ")
-    for _ in tqdm(range(iterations)):
-        new_stones = []
-        for num in input_list:
-            if num == '0':
-                new_stones.extend(["1"])
-            elif len(num) % 2 == 0:
-                half = len(num) // 2
-                left_half = str(int(num[:half]))
-                right_half = str(int(num[half:]))
-                
-                new_stones.extend([left_half, right_half])
-            else:
-                new_stones.extend([str(int(num)*2024)])
-        input_list = new_stones
-    return len(input_list)
+sys.setrecursionlimit(10**7)
 
+def transform(num_str: str) -> list:
+    # Apply one iteration of the rules
+    if num_str == '0':
+        return ["1"]
+    elif len(num_str) % 2 == 0:
+        half = len(num_str) // 2
+        return [str(int(num_str[:half])), str(int(num_str[half:]))]
+    else:
+        return [str(int(num_str) * 2024)]
+
+def expand(num: str, iteration: int, cache: dict) -> int:
+    # Returns count of stones after 'iteration' blinks
+    if iteration == 0:
+        return 1
+    key = (num, iteration)
+    if key in cache:
+        return cache[key]
+    nxt = transform(num)
+    total = 0
+    for n in nxt:
+        total += expand(n, iteration - 1, cache)
+    cache[key] = total
+    return total
+
+def main(input_str: str, iterations: int) -> int:
+    stones = input_str.split(" ")
+    cache = {}
+    count = 0
+    with tqdm(total=len(stones), desc="Expanding stones") as pbar:
+        for s in stones:
+            count += expand(s, iterations, cache)
+            pbar.update(1)
+    return count
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    args = ArgumentParser(
-        prog="Advend of Code Day 11",
-        description="Solves the puzzle for day 11"
-    )
-    args.add_argument("-p", "--part")
-    args.add_argument("-f", "--file")
-    args = args.parse_args()
-    input_text = open(args.file, 'r').read()
-    iterations = 25 if args.part == "1" else 75 if args.part == "2" else None
-    answer = main(input_text, iterations)
-    print(str(answer))
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+    parser = ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("-p", "--part")
+    parser.add_argument("-f", "--file")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    inp = open(args.file, 'r').read().strip()
+    iters = 25 if args.part == "1" else (75 if args.part == "2" else None)
+
+    print(main(inp, iters))