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index ea2fb20..f5211b8 100644
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 09a537d..7feca70 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+pest = "2.0"
+pest_derive = "2.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ac84ca8..628d684 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
-use std::{env, fs, io::Read};
+use std::{env, fs};
+extern crate pest;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate pest_derive;
+
+use pest::Parser;
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[grammar = "skill.pest"]
+pub struct SkillParser;
 
 fn main() {
-    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
-    let mut file = fs::File::open(args[1].as_str()).expect("msg");
-    let mut data = String::new();
+    let mut args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    let data = fs::read_to_string(args[1].as_mut_str()).expect("could not read from file");
 
+
+    let parse = SkillParser::parse(Rule::skill, data.as_str()).expect("ha").next().unwrap();
+    for inner in parse.into_inner() {
+        println!("{:?}: {:?}", inner.as_rule(), inner);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/skill.pest b/src/skill.pest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48cf40d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/skill.pest
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+WHITESPACE = _{ (" " | NEWLINE) }
+
+token_char = _{(NUMBER | LETTER | "_")}
+token      =  @{ LETTER ~ token_char* }
+
+string = @{"\"" ~ (!"\"" ~ ANY)* ~ "\""}
+number = @{NUMBER+ ~ ("." ~ NUMBER+)? ~ ("e" ~ "-"? ~ NUMBER+)?}
+bool = {"t" | "nil"}
+literal = _{string | number | bool}
+
+COMMENT = _{";" ~ (!NEWLINE ~ ANY)* ~ NEWLINE}
+
+lisp_list = _{ "(" ~ expr* ~ ")" }
+lazy_list = _{ "'(" ~ expr* ~ ")" }
+cstyle_list = @{ token ~ lisp_list}
+
+list = { (cstyle_list | lisp_list | lazy_list) }
+
+assign = {token ~ "=" ~ (inline_expr | list | token)}
+inline_operand = _{(list | token | literal)}
+inline_operator = {("-" | "+" | "/" | "*")}
+inline_expr = {inline_operand ~ (inline_operator ~ inline_operand)+}
+
+get_operator = {("->" | "~>")}
+get = {token ~ get_operator ~ (list | token)}
+
+expr = _{(get | assign | list | token | literal)}
+skill = { SOI ~ expr* ~ EOI }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/test.il b/test/data/test.il
index 35517e6..128afa7 100644
--- a/test/data/test.il
+++ b/test/data/test.il
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
 ;comment with some words
 
-(function1 arg1 arg2
-    (a b c)
-    cstyle( arg3)
+1
+1.3
+1e9
+3.5e-4
+"string"
+nil
+t
 
-    var1 = "string"
-    var2 = 1
-    var3 = nil
-    var4 = t
+token
+(list with items)
+'(lazy list)
+cstyle(list with args)
+
+var = arg1 + arg2 - " A" / 12
+obj->op()
+
+(let (a (b 3))
+    expr1
+    expr2
 )
\ No newline at end of file