diff --git a/.idea/hatnotation.iml b/.idea/hatnotation.iml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6711606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/hatnotation.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="PYTHON_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$" />
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
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+  <component name="TestRunnerService">
+    <option name="PROJECT_TEST_RUNNER" value="Unittests" />
+  </component>
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diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65531ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.6" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44f6d3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
+    <modules>
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/hatnotation.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/hatnotation.iml" />
+    </modules>
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94a25f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/workspace.xml b/.idea/workspace.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0236722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ChangeListManager">
+    <list default="true" id="afce9554-3711-4a71-a455-b75585e5f232" name="Default Changelist" comment="">
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/base64decode.py" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/base64decode.py" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/decodeFunction.py" beforeDir="false" />
+    </list>
+    <option name="EXCLUDED_CONVERTED_TO_IGNORED" value="true" />
+    <option name="SHOW_DIALOG" value="false" />
+    <option name="HIGHLIGHT_CONFLICTS" value="true" />
+    <option name="HIGHLIGHT_NON_ACTIVE_CHANGELIST" value="false" />
+    <option name="LAST_RESOLUTION" value="IGNORE" />
+  </component>
+  <component name="FileEditorManager">
+    <leaf>
+      <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="true">
+        <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/base64decode.py">
+          <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+            <state relative-caret-position="361">
+              <caret line="102" column="43" lean-forward="true" selection-start-line="102" selection-start-column="43" selection-end-line="102" selection-end-column="43" />
+              <folding>
+                <element signature="e#0#13#0" expanded="true" />
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+          </provider>
+        </entry>
+      </file>
+      <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
+        <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/base64encode.py">
+          <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+            <state>
+              <folding>
+                <element signature="e#0#22#0" expanded="true" />
+              </folding>
+            </state>
+          </provider>
+        </entry>
+      </file>
+    </leaf>
+  </component>
+  <component name="Git.Settings">
+    <option name="RECENT_GIT_ROOT_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+  </component>
+  <component name="IdeDocumentHistory">
+    <option name="CHANGED_PATHS">
+      <list>
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/decodeFunction.py" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/base64decode.py" />
+      </list>
+    </option>
+  </component>
+  <component name="ProjectConfigurationFiles">
+    <option name="files">
+      <list>
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/hatnotation.iml" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/misc.xml" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/modules.xml" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/vcs.xml" />
+      </list>
+    </option>
+  </component>
+  <component name="ProjectFrameBounds" extendedState="6">
+    <option name="x" value="260" />
+    <option name="y" value="32" />
+    <option name="width" value="1390" />
+    <option name="height" value="1000" />
+  </component>
+  <component name="ProjectView">
+    <navigator proportions="" version="1">
+      <foldersAlwaysOnTop value="true" />
+    </navigator>
+    <panes>
+      <pane id="ProjectPane">
+        <subPane>
+          <expand>
+            <path>
+              <item name="hatnotation" type="b2602c69:ProjectViewProjectNode" />
+              <item name="hatnotation" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
+            </path>
+          </expand>
+          <select />
+        </subPane>
+      </pane>
+      <pane id="Scope" />
+    </panes>
+  </component>
+  <component name="PropertiesComponent">
+    <property name="ASKED_SHARE_PROJECT_CONFIGURATION_FILES" value="true" />
+    <property name="last_opened_file_path" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+  </component>
+  <component name="RunDashboard">
+    <option name="ruleStates">
+      <list>
+        <RuleState>
+          <option name="name" value="ConfigurationTypeDashboardGroupingRule" />
+        </RuleState>
+        <RuleState>
+          <option name="name" value="StatusDashboardGroupingRule" />
+        </RuleState>
+      </list>
+    </option>
+  </component>
+  <component name="SvnConfiguration">
+    <configuration />
+  </component>
+  <component name="TaskManager">
+    <task active="true" id="Default" summary="Default task">
+      <changelist id="afce9554-3711-4a71-a455-b75585e5f232" name="Default Changelist" comment="" />
+      <created>1555439111521</created>
+      <option name="number" value="Default" />
+      <option name="presentableId" value="Default" />
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+    <layout>
+      <window_info id="Favorites" side_tool="true" />
+      <window_info content_ui="combo" id="Project" order="0" visible="true" weight="0.24986821" />
+      <window_info id="Structure" order="1" side_tool="true" weight="0.25" />
+      <window_info anchor="bottom" id="Version Control" />
+      <window_info anchor="bottom" id="Python Console" />
+      <window_info active="true" anchor="bottom" id="Terminal" visible="true" weight="0.32928178" />
+      <window_info anchor="bottom" id="Event Log" side_tool="true" />
+      <window_info anchor="bottom" id="Message" order="0" />
+      <window_info anchor="bottom" id="Find" order="1" />
+      <window_info anchor="bottom" id="Run" order="2" />
+      <window_info anchor="bottom" id="Debug" order="3" weight="0.4" />
+      <window_info anchor="bottom" id="Cvs" order="4" weight="0.25" />
+      <window_info anchor="bottom" id="Inspection" order="5" weight="0.4" />
+      <window_info anchor="bottom" id="TODO" order="6" />
+      <window_info anchor="right" id="Commander" internal_type="SLIDING" order="0" type="SLIDING" weight="0.4" />
+      <window_info anchor="right" id="Ant Build" order="1" weight="0.25" />
+      <window_info anchor="right" content_ui="combo" id="Hierarchy" order="2" weight="0.25" />
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+  <component name="editorHistoryManager">
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/decodeFunction.py">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state relative-caret-position="60">
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+          <folding>
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+          </folding>
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+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/base64encode.py">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state>
+          <folding>
+            <element signature="e#0#22#0" expanded="true" />
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+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/base64decode.py">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state relative-caret-position="361">
+          <caret line="102" column="43" lean-forward="true" selection-start-line="102" selection-start-column="43" selection-end-line="102" selection-end-column="43" />
+          <folding>
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diff --git a/base64decode.py b/base64decode.py
index 6e79bdf..2a3cc7a 100644
--- a/base64decode.py
+++ b/base64decode.py
@@ -14,22 +14,9 @@
 # Converted binary string to hex: `0x44e55562061b54d`
 
 
-arbitrarystring=format(secrets.randbits(139),'139b')
-#arbitrarystring=str(arbitrarystring)
-print("0b"+arbitrarystring)
-print("As hex:",hex(int(arbitrarystring, 2)))
-arbitrarystring=arbitrarystring[:132]
 
 
-print("first 132 bits:",arbitrarystring)
-s=str(arbitrarystring)
-groups= [s[i:i+6] for i in range(0,len(s),6)]
-
-print(groups)
-padgroup=[s[i:i+6] for i in range(0,len(s),6)]
-
-#print(padgroup)
-
+b64dict=dict()
 
 base64library=["0",
 "1",
@@ -44,7 +31,7 @@
 "A",
 "B",
 "C",
-"D ",
+"D",
 "E",
 "F",
 "G",
@@ -95,65 +82,27 @@
 "^",
 "_",
 "`"]
+for i in range(len(base64library)):
+    b64dict[base64library[i]] = i
+
+
+def decodeAsBin(string):
+    output = []
+    s=''
+    print(len(string))
+    for j in range(len(string)):
+
+        if (string[j] != ' '):
+            output.append(bin(b64dict[string[j].upper()])[2:].zfill(6))
+
+    return s.join(output)
+
+
+def decodeAsHex(string):
+
+    return hex(int(decodeAsBin(string), 2))
 
 ## Note/CONSIDERATION: Last four punctuation characters "{|}`" have been omitted from the above list, and even though they exists in the encoder python app it never appears in results (perhaps should be added here so a warning/error would trigger if those values ever appear in results or when entered into a decoder.
 
-#OLD jolly=[padgroup[i:i+6] for i in range(0,len(base64library[0]),6)]
-index=[padgroup[i:i+22] for i in range(0,len(str(padgroup[0])),6)]
-print('Index:', index)
-
-First=int((padgroup[0]),2)
-
-#First=bin(First)
-
-print(base64library[First])
-
-Second=int(padgroup[1],2)
-
-print(base64library[Second])
-Third=int(padgroup[2],2)
-print(base64library[Third])
-Fourth=int(padgroup[3],2)
-print(base64library[Fourth])
-Fifth=int(padgroup[4],2)
-print(base64library[Fifth])
-Sixth=int(padgroup[5],2)
-print(base64library[Sixth])
-Seventh=int(padgroup[6],2)
-print(base64library[Seventh])
-Eigth=int(padgroup[7],2)
-print(base64library[Eigth])
-Ninth=int(padgroup[8],2)
-print(base64library[Ninth])
-Tenth=int(padgroup[9],2)
-print(base64library[Tenth])
-Eleventh=int(padgroup[10],2)
-print(base64library[Eleventh])    
-Twelfth=int(padgroup[11],2)
-print(base64library[Twelfth])
-Thirteenth=int(padgroup[12],2)
-print(base64library[Thirteenth])
-Fourteenth=int(padgroup[13],2)
-print(base64library[Fourteenth])
-Fifteenth=int(padgroup[14],2)
-print(base64library[Fifteenth])
-Sixteenth=int(padgroup[15],2)
-print(base64library[Sixteenth])
-Seventeenth=int(padgroup[16],2)
-print(base64library[Seventeenth])
-Eighteenth=int(padgroup[17],2)
-print(base64library[Eighteenth])
-Nineteenth=int(padgroup[18],2)
-print(base64library[Nineteenth])
-Twentieth=int(padgroup[19],2)
-print(base64library[Twentieth])
-TwentyFirst=int(padgroup[20],2)
-print(base64library[TwentyFirst])
-TwentySecond=int(padgroup[21],2)
-print(base64library[TwentySecond])
-
-##
- 
-print(base64library[First],base64library[Second],base64library[Third],base64library[Fourth],base64library[Fifth],base64library[Sixth],base64library[Seventh],base64library[Eigth],base64library[Ninth],base64library[Tenth],base64library[Eleventh],base64library[Twelfth],base64library[Thirteenth],base64library[Fourteenth],base64library[Fifteenth],base64library[Sixteenth],base64library[Seventeenth],base64library[Eighteenth],base64library[Nineteenth],base64library[Twentieth],base64library[TwentyFirst],base64library[TwentySecond])
-print(base64library[First]+base64library[Second]+base64library[Third]+base64library[Fourth]+base64library[Fifth]+base64library[Sixth]+base64library[Seventh]+base64library[Eigth]+base64library[Ninth]+base64library[Tenth]+base64library[Eleventh]+base64library[Twelfth]+base64library[Thirteenth]+base64library[Fourteenth]+base64library[Fifteenth]+base64library[Sixteenth]+base64library[Seventeenth]+base64library[Eighteenth]+base64library[Nineteenth]+base64library[Twentieth]+base64library[TwentyFirst]+base64library[TwentySecond])
-print("Length of initial ent as hex:",len(hex(int("0b"+arbitrarystring, 2))))
+
+