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diff --git a/lib/__init__.py b/lib/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/__init__.py
diff --git a/lib/worker.py b/lib/worker.py
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index 0000000..a3ee435
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+++ b/lib/worker.py
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+import threading
+import time
+
+def name():
+    return threading.currentThread().getName()
+
+def worker(q):
+    while True:
+        part = q.get()
+
+        if part is None:
+            break
+
+        do_work(part)
+        time.sleep(0.05)
+        q.task_done()
+
+def do_work(part: dict):
+    if part['type'] == "print":
+        action_print(part['payload'])
+
+def action_print(text: str):
+    print('{0} - {1}'.format(name(), text))
diff --git a/spawn.py b/spawn.py
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+++ b/spawn.py
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+import sys
+import queue
+import threading
+from lib import worker
+
+num_worker_threads = 4
+
+def input():
+    return sys.stdin
+
+q = queue.Queue()
+threads = []
+for i in range(num_worker_threads):
+    thread_name = 'bob-' + str(i)
+    t = threading.Thread(target=worker.worker, args=(q,), name=thread_name)
+    t.start()
+    threads.append(t)
+
+for item in input():
+    q.put(item)
+
+# block until all tasks are done
+q.join()
+
+# stop workers
+for i in range(num_worker_threads):
+    q.put(None)
+for t in threads:
+    t.join()