diff --git a/scanner/scanner.go b/scanner/scanner.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scanner/scanner.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package scanner
diff --git a/scanner/terminal.go b/scanner/terminal.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scanner/terminal.go
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+package scanner
+
+import (
+	"unicode/utf8"
+)
+
+// A literal element within a document
+type Terminal struct {
+	val          string
+	bytes, runes uint
+	line, col    uint
+}
+
+// Creates a new Terminal
+func NewTerminalFull(val string, bytes, runes, line, col uint) *Terminal {
+	return &Terminal{
+		val:   val,
+		bytes: bytes,
+		runes: runes,
+		line:  line,
+		col:   col,
+	}
+}
+
+// Creates a new Terminal without knowing it's length
+func NewTerminal(val string, line, col uint) *Terminal {
+	bytes := uint(len(val))
+	runes := uint(utf8.RuneCountInString(val))
+
+	return NewTerminalFull(val, bytes, runes, line, col)
+}
+
+// Position of the terminal in the document
+func (t *Terminal) Position() (uint, uint) {
+	return t.line, t.col
+}
+
+// Value and size of the Terminal
+func (t *Terminal) Value() (string, uint, uint) {
+	return t.val, t.bytes, t.runes
+}