diff --git a/test-alloc.tal b/test-alloc.tal
index 2075379..5688fe7 100644
--- a/test-alloc.tal
+++ b/test-alloc.tal
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 %NL { #0a18 DEO }
 %SP { #2018 DEO }
-%WR { #18 DEO }
 %HX { ;emit/short JSR2 }
 
 |0000
@@ -24,59 +23,59 @@
 
 |0100
     ( initialize arena: 16 cells x 4 bytes each )
-    LIT "i WR LIT "n WR LIT "i WR LIT "t WR
+    ;print JSR2 "init 20 00
     #0040 #0004 ;init-arena JSR2 .arena STZ2
-    SP ;arenas HX SP ;arena-pos LDA2 HX NL
+    ;arenas HX SP ;arena-pos LDA2 HX NL
 
     ( display the metadata about the arena )
-    LIT "h WR LIT "e WR LIT "a WR LIT "d WR LIT "e WR LIT "r WR LIT "s WR SP
+    ;print JSR2 "headers 20 00
     .arena LDZ2 ;arena-item JSR2 HX SP
     .arena LDZ2 ;arena-next JSR2 HX SP
     .arena LDZ2 ;arena-data JSR2 HX SP
     .arena LDZ2 ;arena-header JSR2 HX NL
 
     ( start allocating, addresses should increase in steps of 4 )
-    LIT "a WR LIT "l WR LIT "l WR LIT "o WR LIT "c WR SP
+    ;print JSR2 "alloc 20 00
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 HX SP
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 HX SP
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 HX SP
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 HX NL
     
     ( clear the arena )
-    LIT "c WR LIT "l WR LIT "e WR LIT "a WR LIT "r WR NL
+    ;print JSR2 "clear 0a 00
     .arena LDZ2 ;clear-arena JSR2
 
     ( allocate again, addresses should be the same as before )
-    LIT "a WR LIT "l WR LIT "l WR LIT "o WR LIT "c WR SP
+    ;print JSR2 "alloc 20 00
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 HX SP
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 HX SP
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 HX SP
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 HX NL
 
     ( clear again )
-    LIT "c WR LIT "l WR LIT "e WR LIT "a WR LIT "r WR NL
+    ;print JSR2 "clear 0a 00
     .arena LDZ2 ;clear-arena JSR2
 
     ( use alloc-of, addresses should be the same as above )
-    LIT "a WR LIT "l WR LIT "l WR LIT "o WR LIT "c WR LIT "- WR LIT "o WR LIT "f WR SP
+    ;print JSR2 "alloc-of 20 00
     #0004 ;alloc-of JSR2 HX SP
     #0004 ;alloc-of JSR2 HX SP
     #0004 ;alloc-of JSR2 HX SP
     #0004 ;alloc-of JSR2 HX NL
 
     ( keep allocating, save one allocated address to use later )
-    LIT "a WR LIT "l WR LIT "l WR LIT "o WR LIT "c WR SP
+    ;print JSR2 "alloc 20 00
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 HX SP
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 HX SP
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 DUP2 .saved STZ2 HX SP
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 HX NL
 
     ( free the saved address )
-    LIT "f WR LIT "r WR LIT "e WR LIT "e WR NL
+    ;print JSR2 "free 0a 00
     .saved LDZ2 ;free JSR2
     
     ( continue allocating, should see free address and then unused one )
-    LIT "a WR LIT "l WR LIT "l WR LIT "o WR LIT "c WR SP
+    ;print JSR2 "alloc 20 00
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 HX SP
     .arena LDZ2 ;alloc JSR2 HX NL
 
@@ -89,4 +88,9 @@
     &char #0f AND DUP #09 GTH #27 MUL ADD #30 ADD #18 DEO
     JMP2r
 
+( usage: ;print JSR2 "literal-string 00 <rest-of-code> )
+@print ( -- )
+    LDArk STHr DUP #18 DEO
+    INC2r ,print JCN JMP2r
+
 ~alloc.tal