diff --git a/pkg/prand/prand.go b/pkg/prand/prand.go
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+++ b/pkg/prand/prand.go
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+// Package prand allows parallel access to randomness based on indices or
+// infohashes.
+package prand
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"math/rand"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/bittorrent"
+)
+
+type lockableRand struct {
+	*rand.Rand
+	*sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// Container is a container for sources of random numbers that can be locked
+// individually.
+type Container struct {
+	rands []lockableRand
+}
+
+// NewSeeded returns a new Container with num sources that are seeeded with
+// seed.
+func NewSeeded(num int, seed int64) *Container {
+	toReturn := Container{
+		rands: make([]lockableRand, num),
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < num; i++ {
+		toReturn.rands[i].Rand = rand.New(rand.NewSource(seed))
+		toReturn.rands[i].Mutex = &sync.Mutex{}
+	}
+
+	return &toReturn
+}
+
+// New returns a new Container with num sources that are seeded with the current
+// time.
+func New(num int) *Container {
+	return NewSeeded(num, time.Now().UnixNano())
+}
+
+// Get locks and returns the nth source.
+//
+// Get panics if n is not a valid index for this Container.
+func (s *Container) Get(n int) *rand.Rand {
+	r := s.rands[n]
+	r.Lock()
+	return r.Rand
+}
+
+// GetByInfohash locks and returns a source derived from the infohash.
+func (s *Container) GetByInfohash(ih bittorrent.InfoHash) *rand.Rand {
+	u := int(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(ih[:4])) % len(s.rands)
+	return s.Get(u)
+}
+
+// Return returns the nth source to be available again.
+//
+// Return panics if n is not a valid index for this Container.
+// Return also panics if the nth source is unlocked already.
+func (s *Container) Return(n int) {
+	s.rands[n].Unlock()
+}
+
+// ReturnByInfohash returns the source derived from the infohash.
+//
+// ReturnByInfohash panics if the source is unlocked already.
+func (s *Container) ReturnByInfohash(ih bittorrent.InfoHash) {
+	u := int(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(ih[:4])) % len(s.rands)
+	s.Return(u)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/prand/prand_test.go b/pkg/prand/prand_test.go
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+package prand
+
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func BenchmarkContainer_GetReturn(b *testing.B) {
+	c := New(1024)
+	a := uint64(0)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	b.RunParallel(func(p *testing.PB) {
+		i := int(atomic.AddUint64(&a, 1))
+		var r *rand.Rand
+
+		for p.Next() {
+			r = c.Get(i)
+			c.Return(i)
+		}
+
+		_ = r
+	})
+}