diff --git a/tools/keytester.py b/tools/keytester.py
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index e14330a..0000000
--- a/tools/keytester.py
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@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# pylint: disable=missing-docstring
-
-# run with `python3 -m tools.keytester`
-
-from argparse import ArgumentParser, Namespace
-
-
-def parse_args() -> Namespace:
-    parser = ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("-a", "--acurses", action="store_true")
-    return parser.parse_args()
-
-
-if parse_args().acurses:
-    import src.acurses as curses
-else:
-    import curses
-
-
-def main(stdscr: curses.window) -> None:
-    curses.curs_set(0)
-    y, x = (i // 2 for i in stdscr.getmaxyx())
-    stdscr.addstr(0, 0, "Ctrl+C to exit\n")
-    while True:
-        try:
-            ch = stdscr.getch()
-            # ch = stdscr.getkey()
-            # ch = stdscr.get_wch()
-        except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            return
-        if ch == 3:  # ^C
-            return
-        stdscr.addstr(y, x, str(ch) + "      ")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    curses.wrapper(main)
diff --git a/tools/multichar_input.py b/tools/multichar_input.py
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index a1d34cd..0000000
--- a/tools/multichar_input.py
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@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-from sys import stdin
-import tty
-import termios
-from time import time as now
-from queue import Queue, Empty as queue_empty
-import threading
-
-_SHORT_TIME_SECONDS = 0.01
-
-
-def _fill_queue(queue: Queue[int]):
-    while True:
-        queue.put(ord(stdin.read(1)))
-
-
-def _main() -> None:
-    chars: list[int] = []
-    queue: Queue[int] = Queue()
-
-    threading.Thread(target=_fill_queue, args=(queue,), daemon=True).start()
-
-    while True:
-        char = queue.get()
-        if char != 27:
-            if char == 113:
-                return
-            print(f"key: {char}", end="\n\r")
-            continue
-        esc = now()
-        chars.append(27)
-        while now() - esc < _SHORT_TIME_SECONDS:
-            try:
-                char = queue.get(timeout=_SHORT_TIME_SECONDS)
-            except queue_empty:
-                break
-            if char not in chars:
-                chars.append(char)
-        print(chars, end="\n\r")
-        chars.clear()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(stdin)
-    try:
-        tty.setraw(stdin.fileno())
-        _main()
-    finally:
-        termios.tcsetattr(stdin, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
-        print("byeeeee")
diff --git a/tools/numbers.txt b/tools/numbers.txt
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index e96b9c1..0000000
--- a/tools/numbers.txt
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@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
--r 0
-- 1
-- 2
-- 3
-- 4
-- 5
-- 6
-- 7
-- 8
-- 9
--r 10
-- 11
-- 12
-- 13
-- 14
-- 15
-- 16
-- 17
-- 18
-- 19
--r 20
-- 21
-- 22
-- 23
-- 24
-- 25
-- 26
-- 27
-- 28
-- 29
--r 30
-- 31
-- 32
-- 33
-- 34
-- 35
-- 36
-- 37
-- 38
-- 39
--r 40
-- 41
-- 42
-- 43
-- 44
-- 45
-- 46
-- 47
-- 48
-- 49
--r 50
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/test.py b/tools/test.py
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index 1d69e80..0000000
--- a/tools/test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Tester for acurses"""
-
-# import curses
-import src.acurses as curses
-
-def _main(stdscr: curses.window):
-    curses.use_default_colors()
-    for i, color in enumerate(
-        [
-            curses.COLOR_RED,
-            curses.COLOR_GREEN,
-            curses.COLOR_YELLOW,
-            curses.COLOR_BLUE,
-            curses.COLOR_MAGENTA,
-            curses.COLOR_CYAN,
-            curses.COLOR_WHITE,
-        ],
-        start=1,
-    ):
-        curses.init_pair(i, color, -1)
-    # stdscr.box()
-    # stdscr.addstr(1, 1, "Hello, world!", curses.color_pair(6))
-    # win = curses.newwin(3, 7, 3, 3)
-    # win.addstr(1, 1, str(win._height))
-    # win.clear()
-    # stdscr.refresh()
-    # win.box()
-    # win.refresh()
-    # win.addstr(1, 1, "Bold text", color_pair(2))
-    # win.clear()
-    # stdscr.addstr(1, 1, "Bold text", color_pair(5) | A_STANDOUT)
-    while True:
-        x = stdscr.getch()
-        stdscr.addstr(str(x) + "\n")
-        if x == 113:
-            break
-        # stdscr.refresh()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    curses.wrapper(_main)