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+var strtable = []
+var strLen = 4 // length of all strings to generate
+var AByte = "A":byte() // grabs the ascii value of 'A'
+
+proto stringBuilder 
+    function __init(self, length)
+        self.len = length
+    end
+
+    // we are the iterator object lol
+    function __iter(self)
+        self.x = 0
+        return self
+    end
+
+    function __next(self)
+        var x = self.x++
+
+        // if we've generated all the possible strings, return nil ending the loop
+        if x >= 26 ^ self.len then
+            return nil
+        end
+
+        // generate the string
+        var str = ""
+        for (var i = 0; i < self.len; i++) do
+            str = string.char(AByte + (x % 26)) .. str
+ 
+            x = math.floor(x / 26)
+        end
+
+        return str
+    end
+end
+
+// generate a bunch of strings & populate the table
+print("generating " .. 26 ^ strLen .. " strings...")
+for str in stringBuilder(strLen) do
+    strtable[str] = true
+end
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