diff --git a/pkg/wc/complex-counter.go b/pkg/wc/complex-counter.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecc431f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/wc/complex-counter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package wc
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"unicode"
+)
+
+type ComplexCount struct {
+	CharCount     int64
+	WordCount     int64
+	LineCount     int64
+	MaxLineLength int64
+}
+
+func GetComplexCount(chunk []byte) ComplexCount {
+	var count = ComplexCount{}
+	word := false
+	var lineLength int64
+	runes := bytes.Runes(chunk)
+	for _, b := range runes {
+		count.CharCount++
+		if b == '\n' {
+			if lineLength > count.MaxLineLength {
+				count.MaxLineLength = lineLength
+			}
+			lineLength = 0
+			count.LineCount++
+			if word {
+				word = false
+				count.WordCount++
+			}
+		} else if unicode.IsSpace(b) {
+			lineLength++
+			if word {
+				word = false
+				count.WordCount++
+			}
+		} else {
+			lineLength++
+			word = true
+		}
+	}
+	return count
+}
+
+func ConcurrentComplexChunkCounter(chunks <-chan []byte, counts chan<- ComplexCount) {
+	var totalCount ComplexCount
+	for chunk := range chunks {
+		count := GetComplexCount(chunk)
+		totalCount.CharCount += count.CharCount
+		totalCount.WordCount += count.WordCount
+		totalCount.LineCount += count.LineCount
+		if count.MaxLineLength > totalCount.MaxLineLength {
+			totalCount.MaxLineLength = count.MaxLineLength
+		}
+	}
+	counts <- totalCount
+}
diff --git a/pkg/wc/counter.go b/pkg/wc/counter.go
index ef191b9..7a8125c 100644
--- a/pkg/wc/counter.go
+++ b/pkg/wc/counter.go
@@ -31,79 +31,108 @@ func Count(filename string, cw, cc, cl, cb, mll bool) {
 		return
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
-	fi, err := file.Stat()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		return
-	}
-	size := fi.Size()
 
 	processLine := cw || cc
 
 	var c = &Counter{}
 	numWorkers := runtime.NumCPU()
 
-	chunks := make(chan []byte, numWorkers)
-	counts := make(chan int64, numWorkers)
-
-	for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
-		go ConcurrentChunkCounter(chunks, counts)
-	}
-
 	if cl && !processLine {
-		for {
-			buf := make([]byte, BufferSize)
-			bytes, err := file.Read(buf)
-			chunks <- buf[:bytes]
-			if err != nil {
-				if err == io.EOF {
-					break
-				} else {
-					panic(err)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		close(chunks)
-		for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
-			c.Lines += <-counts
-		}
-		close(counts)
+		c.Lines = CountLines(file, numWorkers)
+	} else {
+
+		c = CountComplex(file, numWorkers)
 	}
 
 	if cb {
-		c.Bytes = size
+		fi, err := file.Stat()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			return
+		}
+		c.Bytes = fi.Size()
 	}
 
-	if c.Lines > 0 {
+	if cl {
 		fmt.Printf("%d ", c.Lines)
 	}
-	if c.Words > 0 {
+	if cw {
 		fmt.Printf("%d ", c.Words)
 	}
-	if c.Chars > 0 {
+	if cc {
 		fmt.Printf("%d ", c.Words)
 	}
-	if c.Bytes > 0 {
+	if cb {
 		fmt.Printf("%d ", c.Bytes)
 	}
-	if c.MaxLineLength > 0 {
+	if mll {
 		fmt.Printf("%d ", c.MaxLineLength)
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("%s\n", filename)
 }
 
-//func (c *Counter) CountLines() {
-//	for {
-//		_, p, err := c.FileReader.ReadLine()
-//		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-//			panic(err)
-//		}
-//		if err == io.EOF {
-//			break
-//		}
-//		if !p {
-//			c.Lines++
-//		}
-//	}
-//	c.Lines--
-//}
+func CountLines(file *os.File, numWorkers int) int64 {
+	var lines int64
+
+	chunks := make(chan []byte, numWorkers)
+	counts := make(chan int64, numWorkers)
+
+	for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
+		go ConcurrentChunkCounter(chunks, counts)
+	}
+
+	for {
+		buf := make([]byte, BufferSize)
+		bytes, err := file.Read(buf)
+		chunks <- buf[:bytes]
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				break
+			} else {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	close(chunks)
+	for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
+		lines += <-counts
+	}
+	close(counts)
+	return lines
+}
+
+func CountComplex(file *os.File, numWorkers int) *Counter {
+	counter := Counter{}
+
+	chunks := make(chan []byte, numWorkers)
+	counts := make(chan ComplexCount, numWorkers)
+
+	for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
+		go ConcurrentComplexChunkCounter(chunks, counts)
+	}
+
+	for {
+		buf := make([]byte, BufferSize)
+		count, err := file.Read(buf)
+		chunks <- buf[:count]
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				break
+			} else {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	close(chunks)
+	for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
+		count := <-counts
+		counter.Lines += count.LineCount
+		counter.Words += count.WordCount
+		counter.Chars += count.CharCount
+		if count.MaxLineLength > counter.MaxLineLength {
+			counter.MaxLineLength = count.MaxLineLength
+		}
+	}
+	close(counts)
+	return &counter
+}
diff --git a/pkg/wc/chunk.go b/pkg/wc/line-counter.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/wc/chunk.go
rename to pkg/wc/line-counter.go