diff --git a/regex.tal b/regex.tal
index 423e32b..656d67f 100644
--- a/regex.tal
+++ b/regex.tal
@@ -316,40 +316,33 @@
 
 ( set regex.next to target )
 @set-next ( target* regex* -> )
-(    LIT 'n emit space LDAk ;emit-byte JSR2 print )
-        LDAk #01 NEQ ,&!1 JCN       INC2 ( STA2 ) ( LIT 't emit print ) ;set-next-addr JSR2 JMP2r
-    &!1 LDAk #02 NEQ ,&!2 JCN       INC2 ( STA2 ) ;set-next-addr JSR2 JMP2r
-    &!2 LDAk #03 NEQ ,&!3 JCN #0002 ADD2 ( STA2 ) ( LIT 'y emit print )  ;set-next-addr JSR2 JMP2r
+        LDAk #01 NEQ ,&!1 JCN       INC2 ;set-next-addr JSR2 JMP2r
+    &!1 LDAk #02 NEQ ,&!2 JCN       INC2 ;set-next-addr JSR2 JMP2r
+    &!2 LDAk #03 NEQ ,&!3 JCN #0002 ADD2  ;set-next-addr JSR2 JMP2r
     &!3 LDAk #04 NEQ ,&!4 JCN
-(        LIT 'w emit print )
-(            INC2k      LDA2 space LIT '{ emit DUP2 ;emit-short JSR2 ;set-next JSR2
-            #0003 ADD2 LDA2 space LIT '} emit DUP2 ;emit-short JSR2 ;set-next JSR2 JMP2r )
-            OVR2 OVR2 INC2 ( LIT '{ emit space ) ;set-next-addr JSR2
-                #0003 ADD2 ( LIT '} emit space ) ;set-next-addr JSR2 JMP2r
-    &!4 LDAk #05 NEQ ,&!5 JCN #0003 ADD2 ( STA2 ) ;set-next-addr JSR2 JMP2r
-    &!5 ( LIT '? emit LDAk ;emit-byte JSR2 ) error!
+            ( todo: this is probably broken )
+            OVR2 OVR2 INC2 ;set-next-addr JSR2
+                #0003 ADD2 ;set-next-addr JSR2 JMP2r
+    &!4 LDAk #05 NEQ ,&!5 JCN #0003 ADD2 ;set-next-addr JSR2 JMP2r
+    &!5 error!
 
 @remove-addr ( target* addr* -> )
-(    LIT 'A emit print )
     LDA2k #0000 EQU2 ( t a v=0? ) ,&is-zero JCN
     OVR2 OVR2 LDA2 EQU2 ( t a t=v? ) ,&is-equal JCN
     LDA2 ( t v ) ;remove-from JSR2 JMP2r
-    &is-zero ( LIT 'r emit print ) POP2 POP2 JMP2r
-    &is-equal ( LIT 's emit print ) NIP2 #0000 SWP2 STA2 JMP2r
+    &is-zero POP2 POP2 JMP2r
+    &is-equal NIP2 #0000 SWP2 STA2 JMP2r
 
 ( remove target from regex )
 @remove-from ( target* regex* -> )
-(    LIT 'R emit print )
         LDAk #01 NEQ ,&!1 JCN       INC2 ;remove-addr JSR2 JMP2r
     &!1 LDAk #02 NEQ ,&!2 JCN       INC2 ;remove-addr JSR2 JMP2r
     &!2 LDAk #03 NEQ ,&!3 JCN #0002 ADD2 ;remove-addr JSR2 JMP2r
     &!3 LDAk #04 NEQ ,&!4 JCN
-(        LIT 'Q emit print )
             OVR2 OVR2 INC2 ;remove-addr JSR2
-(        LIT 'q emit print )
                 #0003 ADD2 ;remove-addr JSR2 JMP2r
     &!4 LDAk #05 NEQ ,&!5 JCN #0003 ADD2 ;remove-addr JSR2 JMP2r
-    &!5 ( LIT '? emit LDAk ;emit-byte JSR2 ) error!
+    &!5 error!
 
 ( test cases -------- )
 
@@ -387,12 +380,6 @@
 
 ( stack operations ---- )
 
-( @peek2 ( -> regex* )
-    ;assert-exist JSR2 ( check for space )
-    ;stack-pos LDA2 ( load stack-pos )
-    #0002 SUB2 LDA2 ( get regex )
-    JMP2r )
-
 @push4 ( str* regex* -> )
     ;assert-avail JSR2 ( check for space )
     ;stack-pos LDA2 #0002 ADD2 STA2 ( cell[2:3] <- regex )
@@ -400,13 +387,6 @@
     ;stack-pos LDA2 #0004 ADD2 ;stack-pos STA2 ( pos += 4 )
     JMP2r
 
-( @peek4 ( -> str* regex* )
-    ;assert-exist JSR2 ( check for space )
-    ;stack-pos LDA2 ( load stack-pos )
-    #0002 SUB2 LDA2k STH2 ( pop and stash regex )
-    #0002 SUB2 LDA2  STH2r ( pop the str, restore the regex )
-    JMP2r )
-
 @pop4 ( -> str* regex* )
     ;assert-exist JSR2 ( check for space )
     ;stack-pos LDA2 ( load stack-pos )
@@ -467,7 +447,6 @@
 @emit-arena ( -> )
     ;arena-bot
     &loop
-(    print )
     DUP2 ;arena-pos LDA2 LTH2 ,&ok JCN POP2 JMP2r
     &ok
     DUP2 ;emit-short JSR2
@@ -477,5 +456,5 @@
     &!2 LDAk #03 NEQ ,&!3 JCN #04 ;emit-n JSR2 ,&loop JMP
     &!3 LDAk #04 NEQ ,&!4 JCN #05 ;emit-n JSR2 ,&loop JMP
     &!4 LDAk #05 NEQ ,&!5 JCN #05 ;emit-n JSR2 ,&loop JMP
-    &!5 ( LDAk ;emit-byte JSR2 LIT '! emit newline ) error!
+    &!5 error!
     
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