diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 02569ab..4791066 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1922,5 +1922,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "image",
  "itertools",
  "palette",
+ "rand",
  "serenity",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c529d3d..f99645b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ image = "*"
 palette = "*"
 serenity = "*"
 anyhow = "*"
-itertools = "*"
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+itertools = "*"
+rand = "*"
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diff --git a/src/wordcloud/hxbitmap.rs b/src/wordcloud/hxbitmap.rs
index 816985a..20ad9f5 100644
--- a/src/wordcloud/hxbitmap.rs
+++ b/src/wordcloud/hxbitmap.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use std::{ops::{Shl, Shr}, fmt::Display, vec};
 use anyhow::{Result, anyhow};
-use fontdue::Metrics;
 use itertools::{iproduct, enumerate};
-use super::util::{bits, next_multiple};
+use super::{util::{bits, next_multiple}, ring_reader::RingReader};
+use rand::thread_rng;
+use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
 pub const CHARS: [&str; 2] = [" ", "█"];
 // Horizontally Accelerated Bitmap
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -16,14 +17,19 @@ pub struct HXBitmap {
     // _w/usize::BITS
     vec_w: usize,
     data: Vec<usize>,
+    // efficiently spreads content around
+    poses: RingReader<(usize, usize)>
 }
 
 impl HXBitmap {
     pub fn new(width: usize, height: usize) -> Self {
         let _w = next_multiple(width, usize::BITS as usize);
         let vec_w = _w/usize::BITS as usize;
+        let mut poses = Vec::from_iter(iproduct!(0..vec_w, 0..(height-3)));
+        poses.shuffle(&mut thread_rng());
         Self {
-            width, height, _w, vec_w, data: vec![0; vec_w*height]
+            width, height, _w, vec_w, data: vec![0; vec_w*height],
+            poses: RingReader::new(poses)
         }
     }
 
@@ -103,14 +109,17 @@ impl HXBitmap {
             ));
         }
         let others = other.h_offsets();
-        for (vec_x, y) in iproduct!(0..(self.vec_w-other.vec_w), 0..(self.height-other.height)) {
-            for (dx, other) in enumerate(&others) {
-                if vec_x*usize::BITS as usize+dx >= self.width {
-                    break;
-                }
-                if !self.overlaps(other, vec_x, y) {
-                    self.add(other, vec_x, y);
-                    return Ok((vec_x*usize::BITS as usize + dx, y));
+        while let Some((vec_x, y)) = self.poses.next() {
+            if y+other.height < self.height {
+                for (dx, other) in enumerate(&others) {
+                    if vec_x*usize::BITS as usize+dx >= self.width {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    if !self.overlaps(other, vec_x, y) {
+                        self.add(other, vec_x, y);
+                        self.poses.reset();
+                        return Ok((vec_x*usize::BITS as usize + dx, y));
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -128,7 +137,8 @@ impl Shl<u32> for HXBitmap {
             height: self.height,
             _w: self._w,
             vec_w: self.vec_w,
-            data: self.data.into_iter().map(|v| v << rhs).collect()
+            data: self.data.into_iter().map(|v| v << rhs).collect(),
+            poses: self.poses.clone()
         }
     }
 }
@@ -143,7 +153,8 @@ impl Shr<u32> for HXBitmap {
             height: self.height,
             _w: self._w,
             vec_w: self.vec_w,
-            data: self.data.into_iter().map(|v| v >> rhs).collect()
+            data: self.data.into_iter().map(|v| v >> rhs).collect(),
+            poses: self.poses.clone()
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/wordcloud/mod.rs b/src/wordcloud/mod.rs
index 7b5207d..bb0b7f4 100644
--- a/src/wordcloud/mod.rs
+++ b/src/wordcloud/mod.rs
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ mod indexed_chars;
 mod text;
 mod image;
 mod rasterisable;
+mod ring_reader;
 pub use wordcloud::{wordcloud, Token};
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diff --git a/src/wordcloud/ring_reader.rs b/src/wordcloud/ring_reader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4c0d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wordcloud/ring_reader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct RingReader<E: Clone + Copy> {
+    data: Vec<E>,
+    start: usize,
+    end: usize,
+}
+
+impl<E: Clone + Copy> RingReader<E> {
+    pub fn new(data: Vec<E>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            end: data.len(),
+            data: data,
+            start: 0
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn next(&mut self) -> Option<E> {
+        if self.start == self.end {
+            return None
+        }
+        if self.start >= self.data.len() {
+            self.start = 0;
+        }
+        let res = self.data[self.start];
+        self.start += 1;
+        Some(res)
+    }
+
+    pub fn reset(&mut self) {
+        self.end = if self.start == 0 {
+            self.data.len()
+        } else {
+            self.start-1
+        };
+    }
+}
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