diff --git a/text.cpp b/text.cpp
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+#include "text.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+using namespace std;
+
+const size_t SCREEN_WIDTH = 80;
+const size_t MAX_ASTERISK = SCREEN_WIDTH - 3 - 1;
+
+void show_histogram_text(const vector<size_t>& bins) {
+    size_t max_count = bins[0];
+    for (size_t count : bins) {
+        if (count > max_count)
+            max_count = count;
+    }
+    for (size_t j = 0; j < bins.size(); j++) {
+        if (bins[j] < 100) cout << " ";
+        if (bins[j] < 10) cout << " ";
+        cout << bins[j] << "|";
+
+        size_t height = 0;
+        if (max_count > MAX_ASTERISK) {
+            height = static_cast<size_t>(
+                static_cast<double>(bins[j]) / max_count * MAX_ASTERISK
+                );
+        }
+        else {
+            height = bins[j];
+        }
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < height; i++)
+            cout << "*";
+        cout << endl;
+    }
+}