diff --git a/README b/README
index 79a0d09..f013119 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ TECHNICALS
 
 TODO
 
-    * Characters "hashmap" to remove linear checking of children nodes 
-    * Remove memory leaks
-    * Add alloc/free functions
+    * Detect strings which are already inside the tree
+    * Memory leaks
+    * Alloc/free functions
     * NULL checking
+    * Memset for initialization
+    * gentree with custom seperator
 
 COMMITS
     
diff --git a/streecmp.c b/streecmp.c
index 7ff170b..3486b60 100644
--- a/streecmp.c
+++ b/streecmp.c
@@ -1,43 +1,48 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <math.h>
 #include "streecmp.h"
 
 int strs_cnt = 0; 
 
-struct nod *mknod(struct nod *prnt) {
-    if (prnt == NULL) {
+struct nod *allocnod(void) {
+    struct nod *nod = (struct nod *) calloc(1, sizeof(struct nod));
+    if (nod == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    prnt->pool_size++; 
-
-    prnt->pool = (struct nod *) realloc(prnt->pool,
-            sizeof(struct nod)*prnt->pool_size);
-    if (prnt->pool == NULL) {
+    nod->pool = (struct nod **) calloc(256, sizeof(struct nod *));
+    if (nod->pool == NULL) {
+        free(nod); 
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    struct nod *child = &prnt->pool[prnt->pool_size-1];
-    child->pool_size = 0;
-    child->pool = NULL;
-    child->val.cval = 0;
-    child->val.ival = 0;
-    
-    return child;
+    return nod;
 }
 
-int mkstr(struct nod *rot, char *str) {
-    for (int i = 0; i < rot->pool_size; i++) {
-        struct nod *child = &rot->pool[i];
-        if (child->val.cval != *str) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        return mkstr(child, str+1);
+struct nod *mknod(struct nod *nod, int loc) {
+    if (nod == NULL) {
+        return allocnod();
     }
 
-    struct nod *new = mknod(rot);
+    if (nod->pool == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    nod->pool_size++; 
+    nod->pool[loc] = allocnod();
+    
+    return nod->pool[loc];
+}
+
+int mkstr(struct nod *nod, char *str) {
+    struct nod *target = nod->pool[*str];
+    if (target != NULL) {
+        return mkstr(target, str+1);
+    }
+
+    struct nod *new = mknod(nod, *str);
     if (new == NULL) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ int mkstr(struct nod *rot, char *str) {
     return strs_cnt;
 }
 
-int gentree(struct nod *rot, char *strs) {
+int gentree(struct nod *nod, char *strs) {
     char *strs_cpy = strdup(strs);
     if (strs_cpy == NULL) {
         return -1;
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ int gentree(struct nod *rot, char *strs) {
 
     for (char *tok = strtok(strs_cpy, "\n"); tok != NULL; tok
             = strtok(NULL, "\n")) {
-        int ret = mkstr(rot,tok);
+        int ret = mkstr(nod, tok);
         if (ret < 0) {
             return -1;
         }
@@ -69,19 +74,15 @@ int gentree(struct nod *rot, char *strs) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-int streecmp(struct nod *rot, char *str) {
-    for (int i = 0; i < rot->pool_size; i++) {
-        struct nod *child = &rot->pool[i];
-        if (child->val.cval != *str) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (child->val.cval == '\0') {
-            return child->val.ival;
-        }
-
-        return streecmp(child, str+1);
+int streecmp(struct nod *nod, char *str) {
+    struct nod *target = nod->pool[*str];
+    if (target == NULL) {
+        return 0;
     }
 
-    return 0;
+    if (target->val.cval == '\0') {
+        return target->val.ival;
+    }
+
+    return streecmp(target, str+1);
 }
diff --git a/streecmp.h b/streecmp.h
index a1971ff..8793f84 100644
--- a/streecmp.h
+++ b/streecmp.h
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ struct nodval {
 struct nod {
     struct nodval val;
     int pool_size;
-    struct nod *pool;
+    struct nod **pool;
 };
 
-struct nod *mknod(struct nod *prnt);
-int mkstr(struct nod *rot, char *str);
-int gentree(struct nod *rot, char *strs);
-int streecmp(struct nod *rot, char *str);
+struct nod *allocnod(void);
+struct nod *mknod(struct nod *nod, int loc);
+int mkstr(struct nod *nod, char *str);
+int gentree(struct nod *nod, char *strs);
+int streecmp(struct nod *nod, char *str);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/test.c b/test.c
index f14498d..d121785 100644
--- a/test.c
+++ b/test.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ char *strs = "A-IM\n"
 
 int main(void) {
     int ret; 
-    struct nod *rot = (struct nod *) calloc(1, sizeof(struct nod));
+    struct nod *rot = allocnod();
     if (rot == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "[-] Failed: not enough dynamic memory\n");
         return -1;
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ int main(void) {
         int found = streecmp(rot, tok);
         if (found == cnt) {
             fprintf(stdout, "[+][%d\t] Success: could find"
-                    "'%s' in tree\n", cnt, tok);
+                    " '%s' in tree\n", cnt, tok);
         } else {
             fprintf(stderr, "[-][%d\t] Error: could not find"
-                    "'%s' in tree\n", cnt, tok);
+                    " '%s' in tree\n", cnt, tok);
         }
     }