diff --git a/mode/tal.py b/mode/tal.py
index c8be73f..1634909 100644
--- a/mode/tal.py
+++ b/mode/tal.py
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 from method import Argument, Method
 from mode import Fundamental
-from lex import Grammar, PatternRule, RegionRule
+from lex import Grammar, PatternRule, PatternMatchRule, RegionRule
 import re
 
+class CommentGrammar(Grammar): pass
+
+comment_rule = RegionRule('comment', r'\((?:[ \t\n]|$)', CommentGrammar, r'\)(?:[ \t\n]|$)')
+
+CommentGrammar.rules = [
+    comment_rule,
+    PatternRule('data', r'[^\(\) \t\n][^ \t\n]*|[\(\)][^ \t\n]+'),
+    PatternRule('spaces', r'[ \t]+'),
+]
+
 class TalGrammar(Grammar):
     rules = [
         PatternRule('spaces', '[ \t]+'),
-        RegionRule('comment', r'\((?:[ \t]|$)', Grammar, '\)'),
+        comment_rule,
         PatternRule('delimiter', r'[\[\]{}]'),
         PatternRule('tal.inst', r'(BRK|LIT|INC|POP|DUP|NIP|SWP|OVR|ROT|EQU|NEQ|GTH|LTH|JMP|JCN|JSR|STH|LDZ|STZ|LDR|STR|LDA|STA|DEI|DEO|ADD|SUB|MUL|DIV|AND|ORA|EOR|SFT)2?k?r?(?![a-zA-z0-9_])'), # instructions
         PatternRule('tal.defmacro', r'%[^ \t\n]+'), # macro-define
@@ -22,6 +32,7 @@ class TalGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule('tal.addr', r':[^/ \t\n]+'), # raw addr
         PatternRule('tal.addr', r'\'[^/ \t\n]+'), # raw char
         PatternRule('tal.addr', r'\"[^/ \t\n]+'), # raw word
+        PatternMatchRule('x', r'(~)(.+)$', 'tal.include', 'tal.filename'),
         PatternRule('tal.word', r'[^ \t\n]+'),
         PatternRule('eol', '\n'),
     ]
@@ -220,6 +231,8 @@ class Tal(Fundamental):
         'tal.number':      hi_green,
         'tal.pad':         hi_orange,
         'tal.spacer':      hi_orange,
+        'tal.include':     lo_cyan,
+        'tal.filename':    hi_cyan,
     }
     opentokens  = ('delimiter',)
     opentags    = {'(': ')', '[': ']', '{': '}'}