diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
 | **5** |         |        | ✅     |     |
 | **6** |         |        |        | ✅  |
 | **7** | ✅      |        |        |     |
+| **8** | part 1  |        |        |     |
diff --git a/day08.scm b/day08.scm
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/day08.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+(import (chicken io))
+(import (chicken string))
+(import (chicken format))
+(import srfi-1)
+
+(define (summap a b) (foldl + 0 (map a b)))
+
+(define (displayln x) (format #t "~s~%" x))
+
+(define (split-line line)
+  (let ((halves (string-split line "|")))
+    (map string-split halves)))
+
+(define (is-1478 pattern)
+  (let ((len (string-length pattern)))
+    (not (or (eq? len 5) (eq? len 6)))))
+
+(define (count-1478 parsed)
+  (let-values (((patterns output) (apply values parsed)))
+    (count is-1478 output)))
+
+(let* ((lines (read-lines))
+       (separated (map split-line lines)))
+  (displayln (summap count-1478 separated)))