diff --git a/C/main.c b/C/main.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdbool.h> //fukn c
+
+int main() {
+
+    char zombiestring[69] = {"1000\n2000\n3000\n\n4000\n\n5000\n6000\n\n7000\n8000\n9000\n\n10000"};
+    char *zombiestringptr = zombiestring;
+    bool go = true;
+    char checker;
+    int arraypointer = 0;
+    int arraypointerbackup = 0;
+//    int newlinecount = 0;
+    int elfcount = 0;
+    int elf[69];
+
+    printf(zombiestring);
+
+    while (go == true) {
+        checker = zombiestring[arraypointer];
+        if (checker == '\0') {
+            puts("nulterminator found");
+            elf[elfcount] += atoi(zombiestringptr+arraypointerbackup);
+            printf("elf 0: %d\nelf 1: %d\nelf 2: %d\nelf 3: %d\nelf 4: %d\n\nelfcount: %d\n", elf[0],  elf[1],  elf[2], elf[3], elf[4], elfcount);
+
+           arraypointer = 1;
+           arraypointerbackup = 0;
+           while(arraypointer <= elfcount) {
+           if (elf[arraypointer] > elf[arraypointerbackup]) {
+               arraypointerbackup = arraypointer;
+               arraypointer++;
+           } else {
+               arraypointer++;
+           }
+           }
+           printf("the elf with the most is elf: %d with %d calories", arraypointerbackup, elf[arraypointerbackup]);
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        if (checker == '\n') {
+            zombiestring[arraypointer] = '\0';
+            elf[elfcount] += atoi(zombiestringptr+arraypointerbackup);
+            arraypointer++;
+
+            if (zombiestring[arraypointer] == '\n') {
+                elfcount++;
+                arraypointer++;
+            }
+
+            arraypointerbackup = arraypointer;
+
+        } else {
+            arraypointer++;
+        }
+
+
+    }
+
+
+
+    return 0;
+
+}