diff --git a/dotscape b/dotscape
index 63455cf..b9f2d3d 100755
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diff --git a/fcore/app-with.sml b/fcore/app-with.sml
index d297c44..462e71b 100644
--- a/fcore/app-with.sml
+++ b/fcore/app-with.sml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ struct
   open AppType
 
   fun updateSquares (squares, newX, newY, item) =
-    Vector.mapi
-      (fn (idx, el) =>
-         if idx = newX then
-           Vector.mapi (fn (iidx, iel) => if iidx = newY then item else iel) el
-         else
-           el) squares
+  let
+    val yAxis = Vector.sub (squares, newX)
+    val yAxis = Vector.update (yAxis, newY, item)
+  in
+    Vector.update (squares, newX, yAxis)
+  end
 
   fun changeSquaresSize (squares, newCanvasWidth, newCanvasHeight) =
     let
diff --git a/fcore/parsing/brace-dfa.sml b/fcore/parsing/brace-dfa.sml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c376e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcore/parsing/brace-dfa.sml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+structure BraceDfa = 
+struct 
+  val dead = 0
+  val start = 1
+  val final = 2
+
+  fun makeStart i =
+    let
+      val chr = Char.chr i
+    in
+      if chr = #"{" orelse chr = #"}" then
+        final
+      else
+        dead
+    end
+
+  val deadTable = SpaceDfa.deadTable
+  val startTable = Vector.tabulate (255, makeStart)
+  val finalTable = deadTable
+
+  val tables = #[deadTable, startTable, finalTable]
+
+  fun isFinal state =
+    state = final
+
+  fun next (state, chr) =
+    let
+      val table = Vector.sub (tables, state)
+      val idx = Char.ord chr
+    in
+      Vector.sub (table, idx)
+    end
+end
diff --git a/fcore/parsing/int-dfa.sml b/fcore/parsing/int-dfa.sml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55f00ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcore/parsing/int-dfa.sml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+structure IntDfa =
+MakeDfa (struct
+  val dead = 0
+  val start = 1
+  val final = 2
+
+  fun makeStart i =
+    let
+      val chr = Char.chr i
+    in
+      if i >= #"0" orelse i < #"9" then
+        final
+      else dead
+    end
+
+  val deadTable = SpaceDfa.deadTable
+  val startTable  = Vector.tabulate (255, makeStart)
+  val finalTable = startTable
+
+  val tables = #[]deadTable, startTable, finalTable
+
+  fun next (state, chr) =
+    let
+      val table = Vector.sub (tables, state)
+      val idx = Char.ord chr
+    in
+      Vector.sub (table, idx)
+    end
+end)
diff --git a/fcore/parsing/lexer.sml b/fcore/parsing/lexer.sml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c137368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcore/parsing/lexer.sml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+structure Lexer =
+struct
+
+end
diff --git a/fcore/parsing/parse-grid.sml b/fcore/parsing/parse-grid.sml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06de46a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcore/parsing/parse-grid.sml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+structure ParseGrid =
+struct
+  fun makeGrid (canvasWidth, canvasHeight) =
+    let
+      val maxPoints = Int.max (canvasWidth, canvasHeight)
+      val emptyYAxis = Vector.tabulate (maxPoints, fn _ => {r = 0, g = 0, b = 0, a = 0})
+    in
+      Vector.tabulate (maxPoints, fn _ => emptyYAxis)
+    end
+
+  local
+    fun loopY (yAxis, x, ex, y, ey, colour) =
+      if y > ey then yAxis
+      else
+        let
+          val yAxis = Vector.update (yAxis, y, colour)
+        in
+          loopY (yAxis, x, ex, y + 1, ey, colour)
+        end
+
+    fun loopX (grid, x, ex, y, ey, colour) =
+      if x > ex then grid
+      else
+        let
+          val yAxis = Vector.sub (grid, x)
+          val yAxis = loopY (yAxis, x, ex, y, ey, colour)
+          val grid = Vector.update (grid, x, yAxis)
+        in
+          loopX (grid, x + 1, ex, y, ey, colour)
+        end
+  in
+    fun applyItem (grid, item) =
+      let
+        val {x, y, ex, ey, r, g, b, a} = item
+        val colour = {r = r, g = g, b = b, a = a}
+      in
+        loopX (grid, x, ex, y, ey, colour)
+      end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/fcore/parsing/parsing.md b/fcore/parsing/parsing.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68fc58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcore/parsing/parsing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Parsing
+
+The parsing functionality is for saving and loading from a custom file format.
+
+The BNF for the custom file format is below.
+
+Terminals are surrounded by `**` to the left and right. (rule)+ means "1 o more".
+
+```
+int ::= (0-9)+
+
+item ::= **{** int int int int int int int int **}**
+
+grid ::= int int **{** (item)+ **}**
+```
+
+The large number of `int`s in the `item` always follows the order: `x y ex ey r g b a`.
diff --git a/fcore/parsing/space-dfa.sml b/fcore/parsing/space-dfa.sml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc97120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcore/parsing/space-dfa.sml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+structure SpaceDfa =
+struct
+  val dead = 0
+  val start = 1
+  val final = 2
+
+  fun makeDead _ = 0
+
+  fun makeStart i =
+    let
+      val chr = Char.chr i
+    in
+      if chr = #" " orelse chr = #"\n" 
+      then final
+      else dead
+    end
+
+  val deadTable = Vector.tabulate (255, makeDead)
+  val startTable = Vector.tabulate (255, makeStart)
+  val finalTable = startTable
+
+  val tables = #[deadTable, startTable, finalTable]
+
+  fun isFinal state = 
+    state = final
+
+  fun next (state, chr) =
+    let
+      val table = Vector.sub (tables, state)
+      val idx = Char.ord chr
+    in
+      Vector.sub (table, idx)
+    end
+end
diff --git a/fcore/parsing/tokens.sml b/fcore/parsing/tokens.sml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd6d619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcore/parsing/tokens.sml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+structure Tokens =
+struct
+  datatype t =
+    L_BRACE
+  | R_BRACE
+  | INT of int
+  | X
+end