diff --git a/2020/17/17.py b/2020/17/17.py
index d97778b..beb8462 100644
--- a/2020/17/17.py
+++ b/2020/17/17.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 def main(d):
 	# create a set of tuples 
 	seed = open('input.txt').read().split('\n')
-	state = set(
+	active = set(
 		(d - 2) * (0,) + (i, j) # zero-pad coords
 		for i, row in enumerate(seed)
 		for j, cell in enumerate(row)
@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ def main(d):
 	# do 6 iterations according to rules
 	from collections import Counter
 	for _ in range(6):
-		state = set(
+		active = set(
 			t
 			for t, count in Counter( # unpack the tuple and its count of neighboring active cells
 				tuple(map(sum, zip(t, n))) # add neighbors kernel to each active cell
-				for t in state
+				for t in active
 				for n in neighbors
 			).items()
-			if count == 3 or t in state and count == 2
+			if count == 3 or t in active and count == 2
 		)
 
-	return len(state)
+	return len(active)
 
 print(main(3), main(4))
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