diff --git a/src/footpad/generate.clj b/src/footpad/generate.clj
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+(ns footpad.generate)
+
+(defstruct point :type :xloc :yloc)
+
+;; Make it easier to refer to the types of characters
+;; that we deal with.
+(def game-chars {:rock \#
+                 :up   \>
+                 :down \<
+                 :space \space})
+
+(defn print-out [ p ]
+  ((:type p) game-chars))
+
+(defn pad-spaces [amount]
+  (take amount (repeat (:space game-chars))))
+
+(defn add-point [coll p]
+  (concat
+   coll
+   (pad-spaces (- (:xloc p) (count coll)))
+   (list ((:type p) game-chars))))
+
+(defn to-points [ coll ]
+  (if (zero? (mod (count coll) 2))
+    (map #(apply struct point %1 ) (partition 2 coll))))
+
+;; (defn full-wall [ s ]
+;;   (map #(struct point % :rock) (range 0 s)))
+
+(defn print-game-line [ coll ]
+  (String. (char-array (reduce add-point () (to-points coll)))))
diff --git a/test/footpad/generate_test.clj b/test/footpad/generate_test.clj
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+(ns footpad.generate-test
+  (:use footpad.generate
+        clojure.test :reload))
+
+
+(deftest padding
+  (testing "Zero padding"
+    (= () (pad-spaces 0)))
+  (testing "Other cases"
+    (= (list \space) (pad-spaces 1))
+    (= (list \space \space) (pad-spaces 2))))
+
+(deftest adding
+  (testing "Simple case"
+    (= (list \#) (add-point () (struct point :rock 0)))
+    )
+  (testing "Padded case"
+    (= (list \space \space \#) (add-point () (struct point :rock 2))))
+  (testing "Pre-populated list"
+    (= (list \# \space \space \space \>) (add-point (list \#) (struct point :up 4))))
+  )
+
+(deftest converting
+  (testing "Simple case"
+    (= (list (struct point :rock 2) (struct point :up 6))
+       (to-points [:rock 2 :up 6]))))