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+import * as fs from 'fs';
+
+function parseInstructions(filePath: string): string[] {
+    try {
+        const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+        const lines = fileContent.trim().split('\n');
+        console.log(`Parsed ${lines.length} instructions from ${filePath}`);
+        return lines;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`Error reading file ${filePath}: ${error}`);
+        throw error;
+    }
+}
+
+function calculateArea(lines: string[]): number {
+    const DIRECTIONS: [number, number][] = [[0, 1], [1, 0], [0, -1], [-1, 0]];
+    let points: [number, number][] = [[0, 0]];
+    let boundary: number = 0;
+
+    for (const line of lines) {
+        if (!line) continue;
+
+        const color: string = line.split(' ').pop() as string;
+        const instructions: string = color.slice(2, -1);
+        const directionIndex: number = parseInt(instructions.slice(-1), 16);
+        const [dr, dc] = DIRECTIONS[directionIndex];
+        const steps: number = parseInt(instructions.slice(0, -1), 16);
+        boundary += steps;
+        const [row, column] = points[points.length - 1];
+        points.push([row + dr * steps, column + dc * steps]);
+    }
+
+    let area: number = 0;
+    for (let i = 0; i < points.length; i++) {
+        const [x1, y1] = points[i];
+        const [x2, y2] = points[(i + 1) % points.length];
+        area += x1 * y2 - x2 * y1;
+    }
+
+    return Math.abs(area) / 2 + Math.floor(boundary / 2) + 1;
+}
+
+function runTest(testFile: string, expectedResult: number): void {
+    const lines: string[] = parseInstructions(testFile);
+    const calculatedArea: number = calculateArea(lines);
+    if (calculatedArea !== expectedResult) {
+        throw new Error(`Test failed, expected ${expectedResult}, got ${calculatedArea}`);
+    }
+    console.log(`Test passed, area: ${calculatedArea}`);
+}
+
+function main(): void {
+    const testFile: string = "../test.txt";
+    const inputFile: string = "../input.txt";
+    const expectedTestArea: number = 952408144115; // Replace with the correct expected area for the test
+
+    try {
+        runTest(testFile, expectedTestArea);
+
+        // Process actual puzzle input
+        const lines: string[] = parseInstructions(inputFile);
+        const area: number = calculateArea(lines);
+        console.log(`Puzzle result (area): ${area}`);
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`Execution halted due to error: ${error}`);
+    }
+}
+
+main();