diff --git a/src/input/wrapped_input.rs b/src/input/wrapped_input.rs
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+use std::ops::RangeBounds;
+
+use nom::{Compare, InputTake, Slice};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct WrappedInput<'s> {
+    full_source: &'s str,
+    start: usize,
+    end: usize, //exclusive
+    preceding_line_break: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+impl<'s> WrappedInput<'s> {
+    /// Returns a wrapped string that keeps track of values we need for parsing org-mode.
+    ///
+    /// Only call this on the full original string. Calling this on a substring can result in invalid values.
+    pub fn new(input: &'s str) -> Self {
+        WrappedInput {
+            full_source: input,
+            start: 0,
+            end: input.len(),
+            preceding_line_break: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get the text since the line break preceding the start of this WrappedInput.
+    pub fn text_since_line_break(&self) -> &'s str {
+        let start = self.preceding_line_break.unwrap_or(0);
+        &self.full_source[start..self.start]
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'s> InputTake for WrappedInput<'s> {
+    fn take(&self, count: usize) -> Self {
+        self.slice(..count)
+    }
+
+    fn take_split(&self, count: usize) -> (Self, Self) {
+        (self.slice(count..), self.slice(..count))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'s, O: Into<&'s str>> Compare<O> for WrappedInput<'s> {
+    fn compare(&self, t: O) -> nom::CompareResult {
+        (&self.full_source[self.start..self.end]).compare(t.into())
+    }
+
+    fn compare_no_case(&self, t: O) -> nom::CompareResult {
+        (&self.full_source[self.start..self.end]).compare_no_case(t.into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'s> From<&'s str> for WrappedInput<'s> {
+    fn from(value: &'s str) -> Self {
+        WrappedInput::new(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'s> From<&WrappedInput<'s>> for &'s str {
+    fn from(value: &WrappedInput<'s>) -> Self {
+        &value.full_source[value.start..value.end]
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'s, R> Slice<R> for WrappedInput<'s>
+where
+    R: RangeBounds<usize>,
+{
+    fn slice(&self, range: R) -> Self {
+        let new_start = match range.start_bound() {
+            std::ops::Bound::Included(idx) => self.start + idx,
+            std::ops::Bound::Excluded(idx) => self.start + idx - 1,
+            std::ops::Bound::Unbounded => self.start,
+        };
+        let new_end = match range.end_bound() {
+            std::ops::Bound::Included(idx) => self.start + idx + 1,
+            std::ops::Bound::Excluded(idx) => self.start + idx,
+            std::ops::Bound::Unbounded => self.end,
+        };
+        if new_start < self.start {
+            panic!("Attempted to extend before the start of the WrappedInput.")
+        }
+        if new_end > self.end {
+            panic!("Attempted to extend past the end of the WrappedInput.")
+        }
+
+        let skipped_text = &self.full_source[self.start..new_start];
+        let last_line_feed = skipped_text
+            .rfind('\n')
+            .map(|idx| idx + self.preceding_line_break.unwrap_or(0) + 1);
+
+        // TODO: calculate updated values for WrappedInput
+        WrappedInput {
+            full_source: self.full_source,
+            start: new_start,
+            end: new_end,
+            preceding_line_break: last_line_feed,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'s> std::fmt::Display for WrappedInput<'s> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        Into::<&str>::into(self).fmt(f)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn range() {
+        let input = WrappedInput::new("foo bar baz");
+        let output = input.slice(4..7);
+        assert_eq!(output.to_string(), "bar");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn range_to() {
+        let input = WrappedInput::new("foo bar baz");
+        let output = input.slice(..7);
+        assert_eq!(output.to_string(), "foo bar");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn range_from() {
+        let input = WrappedInput::new("foo bar baz");
+        let output = input.slice(4..);
+        assert_eq!(output.to_string(), "bar baz");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn full_range() {
+        let input = WrappedInput::new("foo bar baz");
+        let output = input.slice(..);
+        assert_eq!(output.to_string(), "foo bar baz");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nested_range() {
+        let input = WrappedInput::new("lorem foo bar baz ipsum");
+        let first_cut = input.slice(6..17);
+        let output = first_cut.slice(4..7);
+        assert_eq!(first_cut.to_string(), "foo bar baz");
+        assert_eq!(output.to_string(), "bar");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic]
+    fn out_of_bounds() {
+        let input = WrappedInput::new("lorem foo bar baz ipsum");
+        input.slice(6..30);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic]
+    fn out_of_nested_bounds() {
+        let input = WrappedInput::new("lorem foo bar baz ipsum");
+        let first_cut = input.slice(6..17);
+        first_cut.slice(4..14);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn line_break() {
+        let input = WrappedInput::new("lorem\nfoo\nbar\nbaz\nipsum");
+        assert_eq!(input.slice(5..).preceding_line_break, None);
+        assert_eq!(input.slice(6..).preceding_line_break, Some(6));
+        assert_eq!(input.slice(6..).slice(10..).preceding_line_break, Some(14));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn text_since_line_break() {
+        let input = WrappedInput::new("lorem\nfoo\nbar\nbaz\nipsum");
+        assert_eq!(input.text_since_line_break(), "");
+        assert_eq!(input.slice(5..).text_since_line_break(), "lorem");
+        assert_eq!(input.slice(6..).text_since_line_break(), "");
+        assert_eq!(input.slice(6..).slice(10..).text_since_line_break(), "ba");
+    }
+}