diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index 41bcb1d..5447fde 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -90,14 +90,6 @@ device_write(char *s)
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-device_read(void)
-{
-	char c, *origin = dst_;
-	while(fread(&c, 1, 1, stdin) && c >= ' ') *dst_++ = c;
-	if(feof(stdin)) dst_ = copy("EOF", dst_, 3);
-}
-
 static char *
 file_import(char *path, char *ptr)
 {
@@ -123,7 +115,12 @@ write_reg(char r, char *reg)
 {
 	switch(r) {
 	case ':': device_write(reg); return;
-	case '~': device_read(); return;
+	case '~': {
+		unsigned char c;
+		while(fread(&c, 1, 1, stdin) && c >= ' ') *dst_++ = c;
+		if(feof(stdin)) dst_ = copy("EOF", dst_, 3);
+		return;
+	}
 	case '_': {
 		char filepath[0x80];
 		copy(reg, filepath, walk(reg) - reg);