diff --git a/include/pit/iters.h b/include/pit/iters.h
index e69de29..cf23dda 100644
--- a/include/pit/iters.h
+++ b/include/pit/iters.h
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#include <cstdlib>
+namespace pit{
+    template<typename T>
+    class passthrough{
+        T underlying;
+        public:
+        passthrough<T>(T underlying): underlying(underlying){}
+        passthrough<T>(passthrough<T>& from): underlying(from.underlying){}
+        passthrough<T> operator+(std::size_t amount){
+            return passthrough<T>(this->underlying+amount);
+        }
+        void operator+=(std::size_t amount){
+            this->underlying += amount;
+        } 
+        passthrough<T> operator-(std::size_t amount){
+            return passthrough<T>(this->underlying-amount);
+        }
+        void operator-=(std::size_t amount){
+            this->underlying -= amount;
+        } 
+        T const& operator*(){
+            return this->underlying;
+        }
+        bool operator==(passthrough<T> const& rhs){
+            return this->underlying == rhs.underlying;
+        }
+    };
+    template<typename T>
+    class range{
+        private:
+        T beginning;
+        T ending;
+        public:
+        range<T>(T begin, T end):beginning(begin), ending(end){}
+        passthrough<T> begin(){
+            return passthrough<T>(this->beginning);
+        }
+        passthrough<T> end(){
+            return passthrough<T>(this->ending);
+        }
+    };
+
+    template<typename T>
+    class repeat{
+        T val;
+        public:
+        // noops
+        repeat<T> operator+(std::size_t ){}
+        repeat<T> operator-(std::size_t ){}
+        void operator+=(std::size_t ){}
+        void operator-=(std::size_t ){}
+        bool operator==(repeat const& rhs){return true;}
+        T const& operator*(){
+            return this->val;
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/include/pit/manipulators.h b/include/pit/manipulators.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000