diff --git a/parser/parser.yy b/parser/parser.yy
index 65e0afd..ab8c97c 100644
--- a/parser/parser.yy
+++ b/parser/parser.yy
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ extern "C" {
 }
 
 extern FILE * yyin;
+extern char * yytext;
 
 void yyerror(const char * str)
 {
@@ -135,8 +136,16 @@ material_item: COLOR vector
              | SHININESS number
              ;
 
-number: DEC_NUMBER
-      | REAL_NUMBER
+number: DEC_NUMBER  {
+            double * ptr = new double;
+            *ptr = atoi(yytext);
+            $$.ptr = ptr;
+        }
+      | REAL_NUMBER {
+            double * ptr = new double;
+            *ptr = atof(yytext);
+            $$.ptr = ptr;
+        }
       ;
 
 plane: PLANE LCURLY plane_items RCURLY
@@ -182,7 +191,16 @@ subtract: SUBTRACT LCURLY boolean_items RCURLY
 union: UNION LCURLY boolean_items RCURLY
      ;
 
-vector: LESS number COMMA number COMMA number GREATER
+vector: LESS number COMMA number COMMA number GREATER {
+            Vector * ptr = new Vector();
+            (*ptr)[0] = * (double *) $2.ptr;
+            (*ptr)[1] = * (double *) $4.ptr;
+            (*ptr)[2] = * (double *) $6.ptr;
+            $$.ptr = ptr;
+            delete (double *) $2.ptr;
+            delete (double *) $4.ptr;
+            delete (double *) $6.ptr;
+      }
       ;
 
 %%
diff --git a/util/refptr.cc b/util/refptr.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e02f1cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/refptr.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+
+#include "refptr.h"
+
+template <typename T> refptr<T>::refptr(const T * ptr)
+{
+    m_ptr = ptr;
+    refCount = new int;
+    *refCount = 1;
+}
+
+template <typename T> refptr<T>::refptr(const refptr<T> & orig)
+{
+    cloneFrom(orig);
+}
+
+template <typename T> refptr<T> & refptr<T>::operator=(const refptr<T> & orig)
+{
+    cloneFrom(orig);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+template <typename T> void refptr<T>::cloneFrom(const refptr<T> & orig)
+{
+    this->ptr = orig.ptr;
+    this->refCount = orig.refCount;
+    (*refCount)++;
+}
diff --git a/util/refptr.h b/util/refptr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f4b96f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/refptr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+#ifndef REFPTR_H
+#define REFPTR_H REFPTR_H
+
+template <typename T>
+class refptr
+{
+    public:
+        refptr<T>(const T * ptr);
+        refptr<T>(const refptr<T> & orig);
+        refptr<T> & operator=(const refptr<T> & orig);
+
+    private:
+        void cloneFrom(const refptr<T> & orig);
+
+        T * m_ptr;
+        int * refCount;
+};
+
+#endif
+