diff --git a/rust/.gitignore b/rust/.gitignore
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+++ b/rust/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
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+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "advent-of-code"
+version = "22.0.2"
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "advent-of-code"
+version = "22.0.2"
+edition = "2021"
+resolver = "2"
+
+[profile.release]
+strip = "symbols"
+lto = "fat"
+opt-level = 3
+codegen-units = 1
+
+[profile.dev.package."*"]
+opt-level = 3
+codegen-units = 1
+[profile.release.package."*"]
+opt-level = 3
+codegen-units = 1
+[profile.dev.build-override]
+opt-level = 3
+codegen-units = 1
+[profile.release.build-override]
+opt-level = 3
+codegen-units = 1
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "day00"
+path = "src/day00/main.rs"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust/src/day00/input.txt b/rust/src/day00/input.txt
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+++ b/rust/src/day00/input.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Placeholder input
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust/src/day00/main.rs b/rust/src/day00/main.rs
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+++ b/rust/src/day00/main.rs
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+const INPUT: &str = include_str!("input.txt");
+
+mod part_1;
+use part_1::part_1;
+mod part_2;
+use part_2::part_2;
+
+pub fn main() {
+    part_1(INPUT);
+    part_2(INPUT);
+}
diff --git a/rust/src/day00/part_1.rs b/rust/src/day00/part_1.rs
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index 0000000..e85f1a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/src/day00/part_1.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub(crate) fn part_1(input: &'static str) {
+    println!("Part 1 {input}")
+}
diff --git a/rust/src/day00/part_2.rs b/rust/src/day00/part_2.rs
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+++ b/rust/src/day00/part_2.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub(crate) fn part_2(input: &'static str) {
+    println!("Part 2 {input}")
+}