diff --git a/src/codewars/RegExParser.py b/src/codewars/RegExParser.py
index 553fa00..2136571 100644
--- a/src/codewars/RegExParser.py
+++ b/src/codewars/RegExParser.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class RegExParser:
 
         sequences = RegExParser.parse_sequences(self.pattern)
 
+        print(sequences)
+
         return RegExParser.parse_regex(sequences)
 
     def is_valid(self):
@@ -107,7 +109,10 @@ class RegExParser:
                     return None
                 elif depth == 0:
                     group = "".join(buffer)
-                    result.append(RegExParser.parse_sequences(group))
+                    next_sequence = RegExParser.parse_sequences(group)
+                    if isinstance(next_sequence, str):
+                        next_sequence = "(" + next_sequence + ")"
+                    result.append(next_sequence)
                     buffer = []
                 else:
                     buffer.append(c)
@@ -121,12 +126,11 @@ class RegExParser:
         return result if len(result) > 1 else result[0]
 
     @staticmethod
-    def parse_regex(sequences) -> RegExp | None:
+    def parse_regex(sequences) -> RegExp | list[RegExp] | None:
         if isinstance(sequences, str):
             if sequences.find("*") == 0:
                 sequences = sequences[1:]
 
-            print(sequences)
             if sequences == "":
                 return None
 
@@ -188,19 +192,29 @@ class RegExParser:
                     else:
                         regex = RegExParser.parse_regex(current_sequence)
                         if regex:
-                            result.append(regex)
+                            if isinstance(regex, list):
+                                result.extend(regex)
+                            else:
+                                result.append(regex)
                 else:
                     regex = RegExParser.parse_regex(current_sequence)
                     if regex:
-                        result.append(regex)
+                        if isinstance(regex, list):
+                            result.extend(regex)
+                        else:
+                            result.append(regex)
 
                 sequence_idx += 1
 
             return Str(result) if len(result) > 1 else result[0]
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_type(sequence) -> RegExp:
-        regex: RegExp
+    def get_type(sequence) -> RegExp | list[RegExp]:
+        regex: RegExp | list[RegExp]
+        if sequence.startswith("("):
+            sequence = sequence[1:]
+        if sequence.endswith(")"):
+            sequence = sequence[:-1]
 
         if len(sequence) > 1:
             string = []
@@ -227,7 +241,10 @@ class RegExParser:
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    test_cases = ["((aa)|ab)*|a"]
+    test_cases = [
+        "(a|b)*",
+        #'I%T8]dX9b=k;lm_e/4i\x0b-+pFPWq#~\\,"a5.n}(Hcs{uCz*yA`OKJwZ7V<j\n\x0cfG !L@\r2ghQr$)[ot3Rx&M'
+    ]
 
     for test_case in test_cases:
         print("---------------------")