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diff --git a/abellian_sandpile.c b/abellian_sandpile.c
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+#include <asm-generic/ioctls.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
+#define CLEAR_GRID "\033[0m"
+#define COLOR_RED "\033[31m"    // cell value 4
+#define COLOR_ORANGE "\033[31m" // cell value 3
+#define COLOR_YELLOW "\033[31m" // cell value 2
+#define COLOR_WHITE "\033[31m"  // cell value 1
+
+int positions[HEIGHT][WIDTH];
+int new_positions[HEIGHT][WIDTH];
+
+int
+
+    void
+    init_grid();
+void draw_new_positions();
+void render();
+
+int main() {
+  // gets terminal window size
+  struct winsize w;
+  ioctl(STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &w);
+
+  printf("starting abellian sandpile simulation\n");
+  init_grid();
+  printf("\ninitialized grid");
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void init_grid() {
+  for (int i = 0; i < HEIGHT; i++) {
+    for (int j = 0; j < WIDTH; j++) {
+      printf(" ");
+
+      // prints a X around the borders
+      if (j = (WIDTH - 1)) {
+        printf("|");
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}