diff --git a/src/uxn.c b/src/uxn.c
index 0af9995..1d1b12f 100644
--- a/src/uxn.c
+++ b/src/uxn.c
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ int
 uxn_eval(Uxn *u, Uint16 pc)
 {
 	Uint8 kptr, *sp;
-	Uint16 a, b, c, j, k, bs, instr;
+	Uint16 a, b, c, j, k, bs, instr, opcode;
 	Stack *src, *dst;
 	if(!pc || u->dev[0x0f]) return 0;
-	while((instr = u->ram[pc++])) {
+	for(;;) {
+		instr = u->ram[pc++];
 		/* Return Mode */
 		if(instr & 0x40) { src = u->rst; dst = u->wst; }
 		else { src = u->wst; dst = u->rst; }
@@ -45,14 +46,17 @@ uxn_eval(Uxn *u, Uint16 pc)
 		else sp = &src->ptr;
 		/* Short Mode */
 		bs = instr & 0x20;
-		switch(instr & 0x1f) {
-		case 0x00:
+		opcode = instr & 0x1f;
+		switch(opcode - (!opcode * (instr >> 5))) {
 		/* Literals/Calls */
-		if(instr == 0x20)      /* JMI  */ { PEEK16(a, pc) pc = a; }
-		else if(instr == 0x40) /* JCI  */ { sp = &u->wst->ptr; src = u->wst; POP8(b) if(b) { PEEK16(a, pc) pc = a; } else pc += 2; }
-		else if(instr == 0x60) /* JSI  */ { PUSH16(u->rst, pc + 2) PEEK16(a, pc) pc = a; }
-		else if(bs)            /* LIT2 */ { PEEK16(a, pc) PUSH16(src, a) pc += 2; }
-		else                   /* LITr */ { a = u->ram[pc++]; PUSH8(src, a) } break;
+		case -0x0: /* BRK */ return 1;
+		case -0x1: /* JMI */ PEEK16(a, pc) pc += a + 2; break;
+		case -0x2: /* JCI */ sp = &u->wst->ptr; src = u->wst; POP8(b) if(b) { PEEK16(a, pc) pc += a + 2; } else pc += 2; break;
+		case -0x3: /* JSI */ PUSH16(u->rst, pc + 2) PEEK16(a, pc) pc += a + 2; break;
+		case -0x4: /* LIT */
+		case -0x6: /* LITr */ a = u->ram[pc++]; PUSH8(src, a) break;
+		case -0x5: /* LIT2 */
+		case -0x7: /* LIT2r */ PEEK16(a, pc) PUSH16(src, a) pc += 2; break;
 		/* ALU */
 		case 0x01: /* INC */ POP(a) PUSH(src, a + 1) break;
 		case 0x02: /* POP */ POP(a) break;
@@ -87,7 +91,6 @@ uxn_eval(Uxn *u, Uint16 pc)
 		case 0x1f: /* SFT */ POP8(a) POP(b) PUSH(src, b >> (a & 0x0f) << ((a & 0xf0) >> 4)) break;
 		}
 	}
-	return 1;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/src/uxnasm.c b/src/uxnasm.c
index 48c1e7b..b43fa38 100644
--- a/src/uxnasm.c
+++ b/src/uxnasm.c
@@ -302,26 +302,26 @@ parse(char *w, FILE *f)
 		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
 		return writebyte(0xff);
 	case ',': /* literal byte relative */
-		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
+		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr + 1);
 		return writelitbyte(0xff);
 	case '-': /* raw byte absolute */
 		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
 		return writebyte(0xff);
 	case '.': /* literal byte zero-page */
-		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
+		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr + 1);
 		return writelitbyte(0xff);
 	case ':': /* raw short absolute */
 	case '=':
 		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
 		return writeshort(0xffff, 0);
 	case ';': /* literal short absolute */
-		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
+		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr + 1);
 		return writeshort(0xffff, 1);
 	case '!': /* JMI */
-		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
+		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr + 1);
 		return writebyte(0x20) && writeshort(0xffff, 0);
 	case '?': /* JCI */
-		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
+		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr + 1);
 		return writebyte(0x40) && writeshort(0xffff, 0);
 	case '"': /* raw string */
 		i = 0;
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ parse(char *w, FILE *f)
 					return 0;
 			return 1;
 		} else {
-			makereference(p.scope, w - 1, p.ptr);
+			makereference(p.scope, w - 1, p.ptr + 1);
 			return writebyte(0x60) && writeshort(0xffff, 0);
 		}
 	}
@@ -360,10 +360,12 @@ resolve(void)
 {
 	Label *l;
 	int i;
+	Uint16 a;
 	for(i = 0; i < p.rlen; i++) {
 		Reference *r = &p.refs[i];
 		switch(r->rune) {
 		case '_':
+		case ',':
 			if(!(l = findlabel(r->name)))
 				return error("Unknown relative reference", r->name);
 			p.data[r->addr] = (Sint8)(l->addr - r->addr - 2);
@@ -371,39 +373,30 @@ resolve(void)
 				return error("Relative reference is too far", r->name);
 			l->refs++;
 			break;
-		case ',':
-			if(!(l = findlabel(r->name)))
-				return error("Unknown relative reference", r->name);
-			p.data[r->addr + 1] = (Sint8)(l->addr - r->addr - 3);
-			if((Sint8)p.data[r->addr + 1] != (l->addr - r->addr - 3))
-				return error("Relative reference is too far", r->name);
-			l->refs++;
-			break;
 		case '-':
-			if(!(l = findlabel(r->name)))
-				return error("Unknown absolute reference", r->name);
-			p.data[r->addr] = l->addr & 0xff;
-			l->refs++;
-			break;
 		case '.':
 			if(!(l = findlabel(r->name)))
 				return error("Unknown zero-page reference", r->name);
-			p.data[r->addr + 1] = l->addr & 0xff;
+			p.data[r->addr] = l->addr & 0xff;
 			l->refs++;
 			break;
 		case ':':
 		case '=':
+		case ';':
 			if(!(l = findlabel(r->name)))
 				return error("Unknown absolute reference", r->name);
 			p.data[r->addr] = l->addr >> 0x8;
 			p.data[r->addr + 1] = l->addr & 0xff;
 			l->refs++;
 			break;
+		case '?':
+		case '!':
 		default:
 			if(!(l = findlabel(r->name)))
 				return error("Unknown absolute reference", r->name);
-			p.data[r->addr + 1] = l->addr >> 0x8;
-			p.data[r->addr + 2] = l->addr & 0xff;
+			a = l->addr - r->addr - 2;
+			p.data[r->addr] = a >> 0x8;
+			p.data[r->addr + 1] = a & 0xff;
 			l->refs++;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -451,8 +444,9 @@ writesym(char *filename)
 	fp = fopen(scat(scpy(filename, symdst, slen(filename) + 1), ".sym"), "w");
 	if(fp != NULL) {
 		for(i = 0; i < p.llen; i++) {
-			fwrite(&p.labels[i].addr + 1, 1, 1, fp);
-			fwrite((Uint8*)&p.labels[i].addr, 1, 1, fp);
+			Uint8 hb = p.labels[i].addr >> 8, lb = p.labels[i].addr & 0xff;
+			fwrite(&hb, 1, 1, fp);
+			fwrite(&lb, 1, 1, fp);
 			fwrite(p.labels[i].name, slen(p.labels[i].name) + 1, 1, fp);
 		}
 	}