diff --git a/regex.tal b/regex.tal
index 759273e..e37b145 100644
--- a/regex.tal
+++ b/regex.tal
@@ -35,10 +35,13 @@
 %newline { #0a emit }
 %print { debug newline }
 
+( test -> )
+
 |0100
-    ;expr1 ;compile JSR2 print newline
-    ;emit-stack JSR2 newline
-    ;emit-arena JSR2 newline
+    ;expr1 ;compile JSR2
+    print
+    ;emit-stack JSR2
+    ;emit-arena JSR2
     newline
 
     ;test1 OVR2k ;match JSR2 ;emit-byte JSR2 newline
@@ -220,8 +223,8 @@
 (    LIT '@ emit DUP ;emit-byte JSR2 newline )
     ;alloc-lit JSR2
 (    LIT '# emit print )
-    ;emit-stack JSR2
-    ;emit-arena JSR2
+(    ;emit-stack JSR2
+    ;emit-arena JSR2 )
     DUP2 ;push-next JSR2 ( print )
 (    LIT '& emit print )
     ;compile-region-loop JMP2
@@ -234,22 +237,22 @@
 
 @c-star ( c^ -> regex* )
 (    LIT '* emit print )
-    POP print
+    POP ( print )
     ;pop4 JSR2 SWP2 STH2 STH2k ( x1 [x0 x1] )
 (    LIT '! emit space print )
     ;alloc-star JSR2 ( r )
     STH2r STH2kr ( r x1 x0 [x0] )
 (    LIT '0 emit newline )
-    ;emit-arena JSR2
+(    ;emit-arena JSR2 )
     ;remove-from JSR2 ( r [x0] )
-    LIT '1 emit newline
-    ;emit-arena JSR2
+(    LIT '1 emit newline
+    ;emit-arena JSR2 )
     STH2r OVR2 OVR2 ( r x0 r x0 ) ;set-next JSR2
     OVR2 #0003 ADD2 #0000 SWP2 STA2 ( fixme )
-    LIT '2 emit print
-    ;emit-arena JSR2
+(    LIT '2 emit print
+    ;emit-arena JSR2 )
     ( r x0 ) SWP2 ;push4 JSR2
-    LIT '* emit print
+(    LIT '* emit print )
     ;compile-region-loop JMP2
 
 
@@ -289,15 +292,15 @@
 
 @alloc-star ( expr* -> r* )
 (    LIT '& emit space print )
-    LIT 'a emit print
-    #05 ;alloc JSR2 STH2 print ( expr [r] )
-    #05 STH2kr STA print       ( expr [r] )
-    DUP2 STH2kr INC2 STA2 print     ( expr [r] )
-    #0000 STH2kr #0003 ADD2 STA2 print ( expr [r] )
-    LIT 'a emit ;emit-arena JSR2 ;emit-stack JSR2
+(    LIT 'a emit print )
+    #05 ;alloc JSR2 STH2 ( print ) ( expr [r] )
+    #05 STH2kr STA ( print )       ( expr [r] )
+    DUP2 STH2kr INC2 STA2 ( print )     ( expr [r] )
+    #0000 STH2kr #0003 ADD2 STA2 ( print ) ( expr [r] )
+(    LIT 'a emit ;emit-arena JSR2 ;emit-stack JSR2 )
 
-    STH2kr SWP2 print ( r expr [r] )
-    LIT 'x emit print
+    STH2kr SWP2 ( print ) ( r expr [r] )
+(    LIT 'x emit print )
     ;set-next JSR2 ( [r] )
     STH2r JMP2r
 
@@ -313,7 +316,7 @@
     ;pop4 JSR2 STH2 ( r ) ( print )
     #00 STH
     DUP2 #0000 NEQ2 ,&loop JCN ;alloc-empty JSR2 ( print )
-    &loop ( r* ) LIT 'L emit print
+    &loop ( r* ) ( LIT 'L emit print )
     ;pop4 JSR2 POP2 ( r x ) ( print )
     DUP2 #ffff EQU2 ( print ) ( r x x-is-end? ) ,&done JCN
     INCr
@@ -326,10 +329,10 @@
     STH2r JMP2r
     &is-or
     POP2r
-    LIT 'b emit print
+(    LIT 'b emit print )
     ;alloc-empty JSR2 OVR2 OVR2 SWP2 ( r empty empty r )
-    LIT 'c emit print
-    ;set-next JSR2 LIT 'd emit print
+(    LIT 'c emit print )
+    ;set-next JSR2 ( LIT 'd emit print )
 (    STH2 ;pop4 JSR2 POP2 STH2r ;push4 JSR2 )
     JMP2r
 
@@ -341,22 +344,12 @@
     ;pop4 JSR2 ( r0 r1 x0 x1 )
     DUP2 #0000 EQU2 ( r0 r1 x0 x1 x1=0? ) ,&is-zero JCN
     STH2 ROT2 STH2r ( r1 x0 r0 x1 )
-    LIT 'p emit print
+(    LIT 'p emit print )
     ;set-next JSR2 SWP2 ( x0 r1 )
-    LIT 'q emit print
+(     LIT 'q emit print )
     ;push4 JSR2
     JMP2r
     &is-zero POP2 POP2 ;push4 JSR2 JMP2r
-( ( r -> )
-(    LIT 'N emit space print 0 )
-    STH2k ( r [r] ) ( print )
-    ;pop4 JSR2 ( r x0 x1 [r] ) ( print )
-    DUP2 #0000 EQU2 ( r x0 x1 x1=0? [r] ) ( print ) ,&is-zero JCN
-    ROT2 SWP2 ( x0 r x1 [r] ) ( print )
-    ;set-next JSR2 ( x0 [r] ) STH2r ( x0 r ) ( print )
-    ;push4 JSR2 ( )
-    JMP2r
-    &is-zero POP2 POP2 STH2r ;push4 JSR2 ( print LIT '* emit newline ) JMP2r )
 
 ( for nodes (other than 'or') read their 'next' pointer )
 @get-next ( r* -> r.next* )
@@ -365,36 +358,36 @@
     &!2 LDAk #03 NEQ ,&!3 JCN #0002 ADD2 LDA2 JMP2r
     &!3 LDAk #04 NEQ ,&!4 JCN INC2       LDA2 JMP2r
     &!4 LDAk #05 NEQ ,&!5 JCN #0003 ADD2 LDA2 JMP2r
-    &!5 ( either #04 (or) or ??? )  LIT 'q emit #00 #00 DIV
+    &!5 ( either #04 (or) or ??? )  ( LIT 'q emit ) #00 #00 DIV
 
 @set-next-addr ( target* addr* -> )
-    LIT 'Z emit print
+(    LIT 'Z emit print )
     LDA2k #0000 EQU2 ( target addr addr=0? ) ,&is-zero JCN
-    LIT 'N emit print LDA2 ;set-next JSR2 JMP2r
-    &is-zero ( print ) LIT 'z emit print STA2 JMP2r
+(    LIT 'N emit print ) LDA2 ;set-next JSR2 JMP2r
+    &is-zero ( print ) ( LIT 'z emit print ) STA2 JMP2r
 
 ( 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
+(    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
+    &!2 LDAk #03 NEQ ,&!3 JCN #0002 ADD2 ( STA2 ) ( LIT 'y emit print )  ;set-next-addr JSR2 JMP2r
     &!3 LDAk #04 NEQ ,&!4 JCN
-        LIT 'w emit print
+(        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 #00 #00 DIV
+    &!5 ( LIT '? emit LDAk ;emit-byte JSR2 ) #00 #00 DIV
 
 @remove-addr ( target* addr* -> )
-    LIT 'A emit print
+(    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 ( LIT 'r emit print ) POP2 POP2 JMP2r
+    &is-equal ( LIT 's emit print ) NIP2 #0000 SWP2 STA2 JMP2r
 
 ( remove target from regex )
 @remove-from ( target* regex* -> )
@@ -408,7 +401,7 @@
 (        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 #00 #00 DIV
+    &!5 ( LIT '? emit LDAk ;emit-byte JSR2 ) #00 #00 DIV
 
 ( test cases -------- )