diff --git a/2024/ruby/day_16.rb b/2024/ruby/day_16.rb
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+tiles = DATA.readlines(chomp: true).flat_map.with_index {|row, y|
+  row.chars.filter_map.with_index {|tile, x|
+    tile == ?# ? nil : [[y,x], tile]
+  }
+}.to_h
+
+start, stop = %w[ S E ].map {|t| tiles.find { _2 == t }[0] }
+
+scores = Hash.new(Float::INFINITY)
+scores[[start, [0,1]]] = 0
+
+queue = [[start, [0,1]]]
+visited = Set.new
+loop do
+  fail if queue.empty?
+
+  current, dir = queue.shift
+  visited << [current, dir]
+  score = scores.fetch([current, dir])
+  break if current == stop
+
+  # straight ahead
+  yx = current.zip(dir).map { _1 + _2 }
+  if tiles.has_key?(yx)
+    scores[[yx, dir]] = [scores[[yx, dir]], score + 1].min
+    queue << [yx, dir] unless visited.include?([yx, dir])
+  end
+
+  # sides
+  [-1, 1].each do |d|
+    delta = dir.reverse.zip([d, d]).map { _1 * _2 }
+    yx = current.zip(delta).map { _1 + _2 }
+    if tiles.has_key?(yx)
+      scores[[yx, delta]] = [scores[[yx, delta]], score + 1001].min
+      queue << [yx, delta] unless visited.include?([yx, delta])
+    end
+  end
+
+  queue.uniq!
+  queue.sort_by! { scores.fetch(_1) }
+end
+
+pp scores.find {|(yx,_),_| yx == stop }[1]
+
+__END__
+#################
+#...#...#...#..E#
+#.#.#.#.#.#.#.#^#
+#.#.#.#...#...#^#
+#.#.#.#.###.#.#^#
+#>>v#.#.#.....#^#
+#^#v#.#.#.#####^#
+#^#v..#.#.#>>>>^#
+#^#v#####.#^###.#
+#^#v#..>>>>^#...#
+#^#v###^#####.###
+#^#v#>>^#.....#.#
+#^#v#^#####.###.#
+#^#v#^........#.#
+#^#v#^#########.#
+#S#>>^..........#
+#################