diff --git a/day9/dayNine.go b/day9/dayNine.go
index b7bc574..9fa2421 100644
--- a/day9/dayNine.go
+++ b/day9/dayNine.go
@@ -24,6 +24,23 @@ func Run() int {
 	return result
 }
 
+func Run2() int {
+	log.Println("hello day 9, part2")
+	filename := "day9/input"
+	bytes, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintln("error reading file: ", err))
+	}
+	result := 0
+
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(bytes), "\n") {
+		seq := CreateSequence(line)
+		result += seq.Get(-1)
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
 type Cell struct {
 	IsCached   bool
 	Value      func() int
@@ -54,7 +71,8 @@ func CachedCell(val int) Cell {
 type Coord struct {
 	Row, Col int
 }
-func (c Coord)Equal(other Coord) bool {
+
+func (c Coord) Equal(other Coord) bool {
 	return c.Col == other.Col && c.Row == other.Row
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +84,7 @@ type Sequence struct {
 	constRowVal  int
 }
 
-func (s *Sequence)Next() int {
+func (s *Sequence) Next() int {
 	// log.Printf(">>>> trying to get next. current last known top %d\n", s.lastReadTop)
 	result := s.Get(s.lastReadTop + 1)
 	s.lastReadTop += 1
@@ -105,9 +123,11 @@ func (s *Sequence) GetAny(coord Coord) Cell {
 		}
 
 		// log.Printf("creating new uncashed at %d %d\n", row, col)
-		cell = Cell{
-			IsCached: false,
-			Value: func() int {
+
+		var calcFunc func() int
+
+		if col > 0 {
+			calcFunc = func() int {
 				if cell.IsCached {
 					return cell.SavedValue
 				}
@@ -118,7 +138,26 @@ func (s *Sequence) GetAny(coord Coord) Cell {
 				cell.IsCached = true
 				cell.SavedValue = value
 				return value
-			},
+			}
+		} else {
+			// for part 2, propagate backward from known elements on the right
+			calcFunc = func() int {
+				if cell.IsCached {
+					return cell.SavedValue
+				}
+				// log.Printf("calc value for %d %d cell\n", row, col)
+				simplerCell := s.GetAny(Coord{row + 1, col})
+				nextCell := s.GetAny(Coord{row, col + 1})
+				value := nextCell.Value() - simplerCell.Value()
+				cell.IsCached = true
+				cell.SavedValue = value
+				return value
+			}
+		}
+
+		cell = Cell{
+			IsCached: false,
+			Value:    calcFunc,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -154,7 +193,7 @@ func ReadTopRow(line string) Sequence {
 	return Sequence{
 		values:       cells,
 		zeroRowIndex: -1,
-		lastReadTop: maxRead,
+		lastReadTop:  maxRead,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -176,8 +215,8 @@ func SetupLowerRows(s *Sequence) {
 	inRowCalculation:
 		for j := 0; true; j++ {
 			// log.Printf("in row %d for index %d\n", i, j)
-			topRight := s.GetAny(Coord{i-1, j+1})
-			topLeft := s.GetAny(Coord{i-1, j})
+			topRight := s.GetAny(Coord{i - 1, j + 1})
+			topLeft := s.GetAny(Coord{i - 1, j})
 
 			if !topRight.IsCached || !topLeft.IsCached {
 				break inRowCalculation
@@ -188,7 +227,7 @@ func SetupLowerRows(s *Sequence) {
 			if calculatedValue != 0 {
 				allZeroes = false
 			}
-			s.values[Coord{i,j}] = cell
+			s.values[Coord{i, j}] = cell
 		}
 
 		if allZeroes {
@@ -199,5 +238,5 @@ func SetupLowerRows(s *Sequence) {
 
 	s.zeroRowIndex = zeroRow
 	s.lastKnownRow = zeroRow
-	s.constRowVal = s.GetAny(Coord{zeroRow-1, 0}).SavedValue
+	s.constRowVal = s.GetAny(Coord{zeroRow - 1, 0}).SavedValue
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 78074e9..86061a0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,17 +9,6 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	log.Print("> starting run:")
 
-	// line := "0 3 6 9 12 15"
-	// line := "1 3 6 10 15 21"
-	// line := "10 13 16 21 30 45"
-	// seq := day9.CreateSequence(line)
-	// fmt.Println(seq.String())
-
-	// fmt.Printf("got %+v \n", seq)
-	// fmt.Printf("%s\n", seq.String())
-
-	// fmt.Printf("next value is %d\n", seq.Next())
-
-	result := day9.Run()
+	result := day9.Run2()
 	log.Printf("day9 result: %d\n****\n", result)
 }