def load_grid(path):
    with open(path) as f:
        lines = f.readlines()

    lines = list(map(str.strip, lines))
    lines = list(filter(None, lines))

    starts_with_dashes = [n for n, line in enumerate(lines) if line.startswith('--')]
    last_dash_line = starts_with_dashes[-1]

    data_lines = lines[last_dash_line + 1:]

    data = []
    for line in data_lines:
        numbers = line.split()
        for number in numbers:
            if number == '/':
                break

            if '*' in number:
                repeats, value = number.split('*')
                data.extend([float(value)] * int(repeats))

                continue

            data.append(float(number))

    side = int(len(data) ** 0.5)
    data = np.array(data).reshape(side, side)

    return data