diff --git a/2/puzzle2p2 b/2/puzzle2p2
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diff --git a/2/puzzle2p2.cpp b/2/puzzle2p2.cpp
index e436701..b3271a0 100644
--- a/2/puzzle2p2.cpp
+++ b/2/puzzle2p2.cpp
@@ -36,47 +36,34 @@ int main(){
             curListIt++; //point to second item in list
             auto RevCurListIt = currentLevels.rbegin();
             RevCurListIt++; //points to second to last item
-            enum Direction dir;
-            bool dirSet =false;
+            enum Direction dir; 
             bool listDirty =false;
+            list<int>changeFromPrevLevel;
+            list<int>levelGoesUp;
+            list<int>levelGoDown;
+            list<int>levelStaysSame;
+            int totalChange=0;
             
+            changeFromPrevLevel.push_front(0);
+            auto frontIt = currentLevels.begin();
+            frontIt++;
+            auto backIt = currentLevels.begin();
 
-            //check first number, second number and last number to see if they all acend or deced
-            //if not check second number, third number and last number to see if they accend or decend 
-            //then check first number, second number and second to last to see if they accend or decend
-
-            //set direction
-            if ((currentLevels.front()>currentLevels.back())&&(*curListIt) > currentLevels.back()){
-                dir = DOWN;
-                dirSet=true;
-            } else if((currentLevels.front()<currentLevels.back())&&((*curListIt)<currentLevels.back())){
-                dir= UP;
-                dirSet=true;
-            }
-            //check ends first. 
-            if(!dirSet){
-                int secondItem = (*curListIt);
-                curListIt++; //points to thirdlist item from front
-                int secondToLastItem = (*RevCurListIt); 
-                RevCurListIt++;//points to 3rd to last item
-                if((secondItem>(*curListIt)&&(secondItem>currentLevels.back()))){
-                    dir=DOWN;
-                    dirSet=true;
-                    currentLevels.pop_front();//remove first item
-                    listDirty=true;
-                } else if((secondItem<(*curListIt)&&(secondItem<currentLevels.back()))){
-                    dir = UP;
-                    dirSet= true;
-                    currentLevels.pop_front();
-                    listDirty=true;
-                } else if ((currentLevels.front()>currentLevels.back()&&(currentLevels.front()>secondToLastItem))){
-                    dir = DOWN;
-                    dirSet= true;
+            for(int index = 1;frontIt!=currentLevels.end();index++){
+                int change = (*backIt)-(*frontIt);
+                totalChange+=change;
+                changeFromPrevLevel.push_back(change);
+                frontIt++;
+                backIt++;
+                if (change>0){
+                    levelGoesUp.push_front(index);
+                } else if(change<0){
+                    levelGoDown.push_front(index);
+                } else {
+                    levelStaysSame.push_front(index);
                 }
-                //check if the back item is the problem
-
             }
-
+            float averageChange = totalChange/(currentLevels.size()-1);
             //need to pull the first one to have something to compare to
 
             int prevlevel = currentLevels.front();