const fs = require('fs'); const file = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/input.txt').toString('utf-8'); const groups = file.split('\n\n'); let total = 0; groups.forEach(answers => { answers = answers .replace(/\n/g, '') .split(''); let answered = {}; answers.forEach(a => answered[a] = true); total += Object.keys(answered).length; }); console.log(`Total: ${total}`);