diff --git a/parse.py b/parse.py
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+import sys
+
+class Element(object):
+	def __init__(self):
+		self.outputs = []
+		
+	def display(self, indent):
+		print ("\t" * indent) + self.get_description()
+		for output in self.outputs:
+			output.display(indent + 1)
+	
+class Bin(Element):
+	def __init__(self, name):
+		Element.__init__(self)
+		self.name = name
+		
+	def get_description(self):
+		return "[Bin] %s" % self.name
+	
+class Rule(Element):
+	def __init__(self, input_):
+		Element.__init__(self)
+		self.input_ = input_
+		
+	def process(self, message):
+		self.forward(message)
+		
+	def forward(self, message):
+		for output in self.outputs:
+			output.process(message)
+	
+class Filter(Rule):
+	def __init__(self, input_, rule):
+		Rule.__init__(self, input_)
+		# TODO: Filter parsing loop goes here
+		self.rule = rule
+		
+	def get_description(self):
+		return "[Filter] %s" % self.rule
+
+class BinReference(Rule):
+	def __init__(self, input_, name):
+		Rule.__init__(self, input_)
+		self.bin_name = name
+		
+	def get(self):
+		try:
+			return bins[self.bin_name]
+		except KeyError, e:
+			new_bin = Bin(self.bin_name)
+			bins[self.bin_name] = new_bin
+			return new_bin
+			
+	def get_description(self):
+		return "[BinRef] %s" % self.bin_name
+
+class NodeReference(Rule):
+	def __init__(self, input_, name):
+		Rule.__init__(self, input_)
+		self.node_name = name
+		
+	def get_description(self):
+		return "[NodeRef] %s" % self.node_name
+		
+class MethodReference(Rule):
+	def __init__(self, input_, name):
+		Rule.__init__(self, input_)
+		self.method_name = name
+		
+	def get_description(self):
+		return "[MethodRef] %s" % self.method_name
+		
+class DistributorReference(Rule):
+	def __init__(self, input_, name, args):
+		Rule.__init__(self, input_)
+		self.distributor_name = name
+		self.args = args
+		
+	def get_description(self):
+		return "[DistRef] %s" % self.distributor_name
+
+def create_rule(buff, input_):
+	buff = buff.strip()
+	if buff[0] == "*":
+		# Node reference
+		new_obj = NodeReference(input_, buff[1:])
+	elif buff[0] == "@":
+		# Method call
+		new_obj = MethodReference(input_, buff[1:])
+	elif buff[0] == "#":
+		# Bin reference
+		new_obj = BinReference(input_, buff[1:])
+	elif buff[0] == ":":
+		# Distributor
+		if "(" in buff and buff[-1:] == ")":
+			name, arglist = buff[1:-1].split("(", 1)
+			args = [x.strip() for x in arglist.split(",")]
+		else:
+			name = buff[1:]
+			args = []
+		new_obj = DistributorReference(input_, name, args)
+	else:
+		# Filter
+		new_obj = Filter(input_, buff)
+		
+	input_.outputs.append(new_obj)
+	return new_obj
+
+f = open(sys.argv[1])
+rulebook = f.read()
+f.close()
+rulebook_length = len(rulebook)
+
+# Main parsing loop
+idx = 0
+tab_count = 0
+current_level = 0
+current_rule = {}
+target_rule = None
+statement_cache = None
+new_line = True
+multiple_statements = False
+buff = ""
+bins = {}
+
+while idx < rulebook_length:
+	char = rulebook[idx]
+	
+	if char == "\t":
+		if buff == "":
+			new_line = True
+			tab_count += 1
+		else:
+			buff += char
+	else:
+		if new_line == True:
+			if tab_count > current_level + 1:
+				raise Exception("Incorrect indentation")
+			else:
+				try:
+					target_rule = current_rule[tab_count - 1]
+				except KeyError, e:
+					pass# FIXME: raise Exception("Incorrect indentation (bug?)")
+			
+			if rulebook[idx:idx+2] == "=>":
+				# Skip over this, it's optional at the start of a line
+				idx += 2
+				continue
+				
+			new_line = False
+		
+		if char == "\r":
+			pass #ignore
+		elif char == "\n":
+			# Process
+			if buff.strip() == "":
+				# Skip empty lines, we don't care about them
+				idx += 1
+				tab_count = 0
+				continue
+				
+			current_level = tab_count
+			tab_count = 0
+			
+			if current_level == 0:
+				bin_name = buff.strip()
+				new_bin = Bin(bin_name)
+				current_rule[current_level] = new_bin
+				bins[bin_name] = new_bin
+			else:
+				if multiple_statements == True:
+					new_rule = create_rule(buff, statement_cache)
+				else:
+					new_rule = create_rule(buff, current_rule[current_level - 1])
+					
+				current_rule[current_level] = new_rule
+				
+			buff = ""
+			new_line = True
+			multiple_statements = False
+		elif char == "=" and rulebook[idx + 1] == ">":
+			# Next rule, same line!
+			if multiple_statements == True:
+				statement_cache = create_rule(buff, statement_cache)
+			else:
+				multiple_statements = True
+				statement_cache = create_rule(buff, current_rule[tab_count - 1])
+			
+			buff = ""
+			idx += 1 # We read one extra character ahead
+		else:
+			buff += char
+			
+	idx += 1
+	# TODO: detect infinite loops via bins!
+
+for bin_name, bin_ in bins.iteritems():
+	bin_.display(0)