diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3b7243e..4b4f19c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <scmDeveloperConnectionProp />
     </properties>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>25</source>
+                    <target>25</target>
+                    <compilerArgs>--enable-preview</compilerArgs>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>
@@ -32,4 +45,12 @@
         <url>https://gitea.77zzcx7.de/MK13/advent_of_code_2025</url>
     </scm>
 
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.vavr</groupId>
+            <artifactId>vavr</artifactId>
+            <version>0.10.7</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/advent_of_code_2025/day7/ImmutableManifold.java b/src/main/java/de/advent_of_code_2025/day7/ImmutableManifold.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d53df67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/advent_of_code_2025/day7/ImmutableManifold.java
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package de.advent_of_code_2025.day7;
+
+import io.vavr.collection.List;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.StructuredTaskScope;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
+
+public class ImmutableManifold {
+    private List<List<Character>> rowCells;
+    private StructuredTaskScope scope;
+
+    public ImmutableManifold(java.util.List<String> lines) {
+        this.rowCells = List.empty();
+
+        for (String line : lines) {
+            this.rowCells = this.rowCells.append(List.ofAll(line.toCharArray()));
+        }
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < this.rowCells.get(0).size(); i++) {
+            if(this.rowCells.get(0).get(i) == 'S') {
+                this.rowCells = update(this.rowCells, 1, i);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static List<List<Character>> update(List<List<Character>> current, int rowIndex, int columnIndex) {
+        return current.update(rowIndex, current.get(rowIndex).update(columnIndex, '|'));
+    }
+
+    static AtomicLong TASK_COUNTER = new AtomicLong(0);
+
+    public long beamTimeline() {
+        final AtomicLong counter = new AtomicLong(0);
+
+        try(var scope = StructuredTaskScope.open()) {
+            for(int i = 0; i < this.rowCells.get(2).size(); i++) {
+                if(this.rowCells.get(2).get(i) == '^') {
+                    List<List<Character>> taskState = update(update(this.rowCells, 2, i - 1), 3, i - 1);
+                    scope.fork(() -> travel(counter, taskState, 3));
+                    if(TASK_COUNTER.incrementAndGet() % 1_000_000 == 0) {
+                        System.out.println(TASK_COUNTER.get());
+                    }
+
+                    List<List<Character>> taskState2 = update(update(this.rowCells, 2, i + 1), 3, i + 1);
+                    scope.fork(() -> travel(counter, taskState2, 3));
+                    if(TASK_COUNTER.incrementAndGet() % 1_000_000 == 0) {
+                        System.out.println(TASK_COUNTER.get());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            scope.join();
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+
+        return counter.get();
+    }
+
+    private static void travel(AtomicLong counter, List<List<Character>> rowCells, int rowCounter) {
+        if(rowCells.size() - 1 == rowCounter) {
+//            print(rowCells);
+            counter.incrementAndGet();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try(var scope = StructuredTaskScope.open()) {
+//            for (int i = rowCounter; i < rowCells.get(rowCounter).size(); i++) {
+                for (int j = 0; j < rowCells.get(rowCounter).size(); j++) {
+                    if (rowCells.get(rowCounter).get(j) == '|' && rowCells.get(rowCounter + 1).get(j) == '^') {
+                        List<List<Character>> taskState = update(update(rowCells, rowCounter + 1, j - 1), rowCounter + 2, j - 1);
+                        scope.fork(() -> travel(counter, taskState, rowCounter + 1));
+
+                        if(TASK_COUNTER.incrementAndGet() % 1_000_000 == 0) {
+                            System.out.println(TASK_COUNTER.get());
+                        }
+
+                        List<List<Character>> taskState2 = update(update(rowCells, rowCounter + 1, j + 1), rowCounter + 2, j + 1);
+                        scope.fork(() -> travel(counter, taskState2, rowCounter + 1));
+                        if(TASK_COUNTER.incrementAndGet() % 1_000_000 == 0) {
+                            System.out.println(TASK_COUNTER.get());
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else if (rowCells.get(rowCounter).get(j) == '|') {
+                        List<List<Character>> taskState = update(rowCells, rowCounter + 1, j);
+                        scope.fork(() -> travel(counter, taskState, rowCounter + 1));
+                        if(TASK_COUNTER.incrementAndGet() % 1_000_000 == 0) {
+                            System.out.println(TASK_COUNTER.get());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+//            }
+
+            scope.join();
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+
+        if(TASK_COUNTER.decrementAndGet() % 100_000 == 0) {
+            System.out.println(TASK_COUNTER.get());
+        }
+    }
+
+    static AtomicInteger C = new AtomicInteger(0);
+
+    private static final void print(List<List<Character>> rowCells) {
+        final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append(C.incrementAndGet());
+        sb.append("\r\n");
+        rowCells.forEach(rc -> {
+            rc.forEach(sb::append);
+            sb.append("\r\n");
+        });
+        sb.append("----------------------");
+
+        System.out.println(sb);
+        try {
+            Thread.sleep(1000);
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/advent_of_code_2025/day7/Main2.java b/src/main/java/de/advent_of_code_2025/day7/Main2.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..582b571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/advent_of_code_2025/day7/Main2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package de.advent_of_code_2025.day7;
+
+import de.advent_of_code_2025.util.InputReader;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class Main2 {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        final List<String> lines = InputReader.read(args);
+        final ImmutableManifold manifold = new ImmutableManifold(lines);
+
+        System.out.println(manifold.beamTimeline());
+    }
+}