diff --git a/examples/binary.modal b/examples/binary.modal
index 106f046..d43dce0 100644
--- a/examples/binary.modal
+++ b/examples/binary.modal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ?(?: ?:) \#48
-?(?: ?:) \101
+?(?: ?:) \#65
+?(?: ?:) \#6c
 ?(?: ?:) \#6c
-?(?: ?:) \108
 ?(?: ?:) \#6f
 
 ?(?: ?:) \#ce
diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index 08d4bc4..1d41808 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -83,15 +83,14 @@ device_write(char *s)
 		char *cap = walk(s);
 		if(*s == '(') s++, --cap;
 		while(s < cap) {
-			char c = *s++;
+			char c = *s++, hb, lb;
 			if(c == '\\') {
 				switch(*s++) {
 				case 't': putc(0x09, stdout); break;
 				case 'n': putc(0x0a, stdout); break;
 				case 's': putc(0x20, stdout); break;
-				default: putc(sint(--s), stdout), s = walk(s);
+				case '#': hb = *s++, lb = *s++, putc((chex(hb) << 4) | chex(lb), stdout); break;
 				}
-
 			} else
 				putc(c, stdout);
 		}