diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index 5dcd970..558fb2a 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ write_reg(char r, char *reg)
 }
 
 static int
-write_tail(char *s)
+write_tail(char *s, Rule *r)
 {
 	while((*dst_++ = *s++))
 		;
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ write_tail(char *s)
 		src_ = bank_b, dst_ = bank_a;
 	else
 		src_ = bank_a, dst_ = bank_b;
+	if(r && !quiet) fprintf(stderr, "%02d %s\n", r->id, src_), ++r->refs;
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -222,8 +223,7 @@ apply_rule(Rule *r, char *s)
 		while(*s == ' ') s++;
 		if(*s == ')' && *(dst_ - 1) == ' ') dst_--;
 	}
-	if(!quiet) fprintf(stderr, "%02d %s\n", r->id, src_), ++r->refs;
-	return write_tail(s);
+	return write_tail(s, r);
 }
 
 static char *
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ rewrite(void)
 					remove_rule(r);
 				}
 				while(*cap == ' ') cap++;
-				return write_tail(cap);
+				return write_tail(cap, NULL);
 			}
 			/* phase: define */
 			if(c == '<' && s[1] == '>') {
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ rewrite(void)
 					rules_++;
 				}
 				while(*s == ' ') s++;
-				return write_tail(s);
+				return write_tail(s, NULL);
 			}
 			/* phase: lambda */
 			if(c == '?' && s[1] == '(') {
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ rewrite(void)
 				parse_frag(&r->b, parse_frag(&r->a, s + 2));
 				s = cap;
 				while(*s == ' ') s++;
-				if(!(*r->a) || !apply_rule(r, s)) write_tail(s);
+				if(!(*r->a) || !apply_rule(r, s)) write_tail(s, NULL);
 				dict_ = d;
 				return 1;
 			}
diff --git a/src/repl.modal b/src/repl.modal
index d3875a8..c331b4e 100644
--- a/src/repl.modal
+++ b/src/repl.modal
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 \n
 )
 
-<> (quit listen!) (?(?: ?:) (\n\tSee you soon.\n\n))
-<> listen?~ (?~ listen!)
+<> (quit ...) (?(?: ?:) (\n\tSee you soon.\n\n))
+<> ..?~ (?~ ...)
 
-listen!
\ No newline at end of file
+...
\ No newline at end of file