diff --git a/src/nandGate.cpp b/src/nandGate.cpp
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/nandGate.h b/src/nandGate.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2ab0fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nandGate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef AND
+#define AND
+
+class andGate : public gate {
+	public:
+		andGate(wire* wire1 = nullptr, wire* wire2 = nullptr, wire* wire3 = nullptr);
+		int evaluate();
+};
+
+#endif // !AND
diff --git a/src/norGate.cpp b/src/norGate.cpp
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/norGate.h b/src/norGate.h
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index 0000000..178e872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/norGate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef OR
+#define OR
+
+class orGate : public gate {
+	orGate(wire* wire1 = nullptr, wire* wire2 = nullptr, wire* wire3 = nullptr);
+	int evaluate();
+};
+
+#endif // !OR
diff --git a/src/notGate.h b/src/notGate.h
index 210ea80..af06f5a 100644
--- a/src/notGate.h
+++ b/src/notGate.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define NOT
 
 class not : public gate {
-	notGate(wire* wire1 = nullptr, wire* wire2 = nullptr);
+	notGate(int delay, wire* wire1 = nullptr, wire* wire2 = nullptr);
 	int evaluate();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/radec.cpp b/src/radec.cpp
index 08fad7c..f40fbb7 100644
--- a/src/radec.cpp
+++ b/src/radec.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+#include <fstream>
 #include "wire.h"
 #include "pQueue.h"
 #include "orGate.h"
 #include "andGate.h"
 #include "notGate.h"
 
+using namespace std;
+
+int getDelay(string d);
+wire* findWire(int n, vector<wire*> wires);
+
 int main() {
 	// 1. Parse circuit file to create in-memory data structure of Gates and Wires
 	//		to simulate
@@ -28,6 +34,80 @@ int main() {
 	// 4. Print the results of the simulation
 }
 
-bool parseCircuit(gates, wires) {
+bool parseCircuit(gates, wires, fileName) {
+	ifstream in;
+	circuit.open(fileName + ".txt");
+	if(in.fail()) {
+		cerr << endl << fileName << ".txt could not be opened :(";
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	string tmpString, tmpType;
+	int tmp1, tmp2, tmp3;
+	wire *tmpWire;
+	gate *tmpGate;
+	getline(in, tmpString);
+
+	while(!in.eof()) {
+		tmpType << in;
+
+		tmpString << in;
+		tmp1 << in;
+		if(tmpType == "INPUT") {
+			tmpWire = new wire(tmp1, true, tmpString);
+			wires.push_back(tmpWire);
+		}else if(tmpType == "OUTPUT") {
+			tmpWire = new wire(tmp1, false, tmpString);
+			wires.push_back(tmpWire);
+		}else if(tmpType == "NOT") {
+			tmp2 << in;
+			tmpGate = new notGate(getDelay(tmpString), findWire(tmp1), findWire(tmp2));
+			gates.push_back(tmpGate);
+		}else if(tmpType == "AND") {
+			tmp2 << in;
+			tmp3 << in;
+			tmpGate = new andGate(getDelay(tmpString), findWire(tmp1), findWire(tmp2),
+					findWire(tmp3));
+			gates.push_back(tmpGate);
+		}else if(tmpType == "NAND") {
+			tmp2 << in;
+			tmp3 << in;
+			tmpGate = new nandGate(getDelay(tmpString), findWire(tmp1), findWire(tmp2),
+					findWire(tmp3));
+			gates.push_back(tmpGate);
+		}else if(tmpType == "OR") {
+			tmp2 << in;
+			tmp3 << in;
+			tmpGate = new orGate(getDelay(tmpString), findWire(tmp1), findWire(tmp2),
+					findWire(tmp3));
+			gates.push_back(tmpGate);
+		}else if(tmpType == "XOR") {
+			tmp2 << in;
+			tmp3 << in;
+			tmpGate = new xorGate(getDelay(tmpString), findWire(tmp1), findWire(tmp2),
+					findWire(tmp3));
+			gates.push_back(tmpGate);
+		}else if(tmpType == "NOR") {
+			tmp2 << in;
+			tmp3 << in;
+			tmpGate = new norGate(getDelay(tmpString), findWire(tmp1), findWire(tmp2),
+					findWire(tmp3));
+			gates.push_back(tmpGate);
+		}else if(tmpType == "XNOR") {
+			tmp2 << in;
+			tmp3 << in;
+			tmpGate = new xnorGate(getDelay(tmpString), findWire(tmp1), findWire(tmp2),
+					findWire(tmp3));
+			gates.push_back(tmpGate);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+wire* findWire(int n, vector<wire*> wires) {
 	//TODO
 }
+
+int getDelay(string d) {
+	d.resize(d.size() - 2);
+	return atoi(d.c_str());
+}
diff --git a/src/wire.h b/src/wire.h
index 0bc88d4..4449d03 100644
--- a/src/wire.h
+++ b/src/wire.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class gate;
 
 class wire {
 	public:
-		wire(int number, string name = "");
+		wire(int number, bool io, string name = "");
 
 		int getState() const;
 		void setState(bool newValue, int setTime);
diff --git a/src/xnorGate.cpp b/src/xnorGate.cpp
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/xnorGate.h b/src/xnorGate.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..178e872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xnorGate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef OR
+#define OR
+
+class orGate : public gate {
+	orGate(wire* wire1 = nullptr, wire* wire2 = nullptr, wire* wire3 = nullptr);
+	int evaluate();
+};
+
+#endif // !OR
diff --git a/src/xorGate.cpp b/src/xorGate.cpp
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/xorGate.h b/src/xorGate.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..178e872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xorGate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef OR
+#define OR
+
+class orGate : public gate {
+	orGate(wire* wire1 = nullptr, wire* wire2 = nullptr, wire* wire3 = nullptr);
+	int evaluate();
+};
+
+#endif // !OR