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+module Main where
+
+import System.Environment
+import Control.Monad
+import System.Random (newStdGen, randomRs)
+import Data.List.Split
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+    args <- getArgs
+    case args of
+        [] -> putStrLn "Needs one argument"
+        (n:_) -> run (read n :: Int)
+
+-- | Run the cellular automata with a random seed.
+run :: Int -> IO ()
+run n = do
+    g <- newStdGen
+    let init = take n $ randomRs (0,1) g
+    run' init
+
+-- | Version of 'run' that allows for entering your own initial seed.
+run' :: [Int] -> IO ()
+run' init = do
+    let n = length init
+    let zeros = take n $ repeat 0
+    let result = takeWhile' (/= zeros) $ chunksOf n $ compute n init
+    forM_ result $ \r -> putStrLn $ show r
+
+takeWhile' :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> [a]
+takeWhile' _ [] = []
+takeWhile' p (x:xs) = x : if p x then takeWhile' p xs else []
+
+compute :: Int -> [Int] -> [Int]
+compute n state = state ++ compute n (next n state)
+
+-- Here I'm using a sequence-based computation to find the next step. There is
+-- an arithmetic way to calculate it, but I can't find a good explanation of the
+-- arithmetic online. So, until I get a copy of Wolfram's book, I'll just stick
+-- with this; unfortunately I think the source of my bug is in the sequence
+-- logic :(
+
+next :: Int -> [Int] -> [Int]
+next n state = [left, center, right]
+    where
+        center = translate $ getLast n' state
+        right = translate $ getLast (n'+1) state
+        left = translate $ getLast (n'-1) state
+        n' = n+n
+
+getLast :: Int -> [a] -> [a]
+getLast n ls = drop (length ls - n) ls
+
+translate [0,0,0] = 0
+translate [0,0,1] = 1
+translate [0,1,0] = 1
+translate [0,1,1] = 1
+translate [1,0,0] = 0
+translate [1,0,1] = 1
+translate [1,1,0] = 1
+translate [1,1,1] = 0
+translate _ = 0