diff --git a/fontthing/__init__.py b/fontthing/__init__.py
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diff --git a/fontthing/__main__.py b/fontthing/__main__.py
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+++ b/fontthing/__main__.py
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+from fontthing.input import parse_mode1
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print(parse_mode1("""TXTF 1 0 6 6 .*
+!
+..*...
+..*...
+..*...
+......
+..*...
+......
+#
+.*.*..
+*****.
+.*.*..
+*****.
+.*.*..
+......
+"""))
diff --git a/fontthing/data.py b/fontthing/data.py
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+++ b/fontthing/data.py
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+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Glyph:
+    width: int
+    height: int
+    glyph: list[list[bool]]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Font:
+    mode: int
+    comment: str
+    glyphs: dict[str, Glyph]
diff --git a/fontthing/input/__init__.py b/fontthing/input/__init__.py
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+++ b/fontthing/input/__init__.py
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+from .mode1 import (parse as parse_mode1)
diff --git a/fontthing/input/_utils.py b/fontthing/input/_utils.py
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+++ b/fontthing/input/_utils.py
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+from more_itertools import grouper
+
+
+def strip_ws(inp: str) -> str:
+    return "".join(filter(lambda x: not x.isspace(), inp))
+
+
+def desc2glyph_list(w: int, a: str, d: str) -> list[list[bool]]:
+    out = []
+    for c in d:
+        out.append(c == a[1])
+    return list(map(list, grouper(out, w, False)))
diff --git a/fontthing/input/mode1.py b/fontthing/input/mode1.py
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+++ b/fontthing/input/mode1.py
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+from ..data import Glyph, Font
+from ._utils import strip_ws, desc2glyph_list
+import re
+
+
+def parse(inp: str) -> Font:
+    m: re.Match = re.match(r"TXTF 1 (\d+) (\d+) (\d+) (..)", inp)
+    cl, w, h, a = m.groups()
+    cl, w, h = int(cl), int(w), int(h)
+    inp = inp[m.end()+1:]
+    comment = []
+    for _ in range(cl):
+        m = re.match(fr"(^.*$)", inp, re.MULTILINE)
+        comment.append(m.groups()[0])
+        inp = inp[m.end()+1:]
+    inp = strip_ws(inp)
+    glyphs: dict[str, Glyph] = {}
+    while (m := re.match(r".{" + str(w * h + 1) + "}", inp)) is not None:
+        d = m.group(0)
+        glyphs[d[0]] = Glyph(width=w, height=h, glyph=desc2glyph_list(w, a, d[1:]))
+        inp = inp[m.end():]
+    return Font(mode=1,comment="\n".join(comment),glyphs=glyphs)
diff --git a/fontthing/output/__init__.py b/fontthing/output/__init__.py
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diff --git a/fontthing/output/ppm.py b/fontthing/output/ppm.py
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+++ b/fontthing/output/ppm.py
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+from ..data import Font
+
+
+def toPBM(f: Font, t: str):
+    w = 0
+    h = 0
+    for c in t:
+        w += f.glyphs[c].width
+        h = h if h > (nh := f.glyphs[c].height) else nh
+    out: str = f"P1 {w} {h}\n"
+