diff --git a/regex.tal b/regex.tal
index f964e99..423e32b 100644
--- a/regex.tal
+++ b/regex.tal
@@ -277,29 +277,23 @@
 ( this unrolls until it hits #ffff #ffff, which it )
 ( also removes from the stack. )
 @unroll-stack ( -> start* end* )
-(    LIT 'p emit newline )
-(    #fedc #9876 ;emit-short JSR2 ;emit-short JSR2 space print )
-    ;pop4 JSR2 STH2 ( r ) ( print )
-    #00 STH
-    DUP2 #0000 NEQ2 ,&loop JCN ;alloc-empty JSR2 ( 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
-    ( print ) ;alloc-or JSR2 ( r|x ) ( print ) ,&loop JMP
+    ;pop4 JSR2 STH2 ( r )
+    #00 STH ( count items in stack frame )
+    DUP2 #0000 NEQ2 ,&loop JCN ;alloc-empty JSR2
+    &loop ( r* )
+    ;pop4 JSR2 POP2 ( r x )
+    DUP2 #ffff EQU2 ( r x x-is-end? ) ,&done JCN
+    INCr ( items++ )
+    ;alloc-or JSR2 ( r|x ) ,&loop JMP
     &done
-(    LIT 'q emit newline )
-    ( r ffff ) ( print )
+    ( r ffff )
     POP2
     STHr ,&is-or JCN
     STH2r JMP2r
     &is-or
     POP2r
-(    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 )
-(    STH2 ;pop4 JSR2 POP2 STH2r ;push4 JSR2 )
+    ;set-next JSR2
     JMP2r
 
 ( add r to the top of the stock. )
@@ -310,27 +304,15 @@
     ;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 )
     ;set-next JSR2 SWP2 ( x0 r1 )
-(     LIT 'q emit print )
     ;push4 JSR2
     JMP2r
     &is-zero POP2 POP2 ;push4 JSR2 JMP2r
 
-( ( for nodes (other than 'or') read their 'next' pointer )
-@get-next ( r* -> r.next* )
-        LDAk #01 NEQ ,&!1 JCN INC2       LDA2 JMP2r
-    &!1 LDAk #02 NEQ ,&!2 JCN INC2       LDA2 JMP2r
-    &!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 ) error! )
-
 @set-next-addr ( target* addr* -> )
-(    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
+    LDA2 ;set-next JSR2 JMP2r
+    &is-zero STA2 JMP2r
 
 ( set regex.next to target )
 @set-next ( target* regex* -> )