diff --git a/2017/09/9.md b/2017/09/9.md
index c8f3b1c..08801c4 100644
--- a/2017/09/9.md
+++ b/2017/09/9.md
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ group that immediately contains it. (The outermost group gets a score of
 
 Your puzzle answer was `11898`.
 
-The first half of this puzzle is complete! It provides one gold star: \*
-
 ## \-\-- Part Two \-\-- {#part2}
 
 Now, you\'re ready to remove the garbage.
@@ -93,7 +91,13 @@ nor do any canceled characters or the `!` doing the canceling.
 *How many non-canceled characters are within the garbage* in your puzzle
 input?
 
-Answer:
+Your puzzle answer was `5601`.
 
-Although it hasn\'t changed, you can still [get your puzzle
+Both parts of this puzzle are complete! They provide two gold stars:
+\*\*
+
+At this point, you should [return to your Advent calendar](/2017) and
+try another puzzle.
+
+If you still want to see it, you can [get your puzzle
 input](9/input).
diff --git a/2017/09/solution.py b/2017/09/solution.py
index 56d23c8..78d8286 100644
--- a/2017/09/solution.py
+++ b/2017/09/solution.py
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ if part == 1:
 if part == 2:
      with open(input_f) as file:
         for line in file:
-            print(line.rstrip(), end=' ')
+            #print(line.rstrip(), end=' ')
+            length = 0
             clean_string = line.rstrip()
             clean_string = re.sub(r"!.",'',clean_string)
-            print(clean_string)
-            clean_string = re.findall(r"<.*?>", clean_string)
-            for c in clean_string:
-                clean_string = c.replace('<','',1).replace('>','',1)
-            print(len(clean_string))
+            clean_string = re.findall(r"<(.*?)>", clean_string)
+
+            for i in clean_string:
+                length += len(i)
+            print(length)