diff --git a/examples/test.modal b/examples/test.modal
index 2b3e220..68b9767 100644
--- a/examples/test.modal
+++ b/examples/test.modal
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-<> (?x dup) (?x ?x)
-<> (?x ?y swap) (?y ?x)
-<> ( ?x pop) ()
+<> (plode ?*) (?*)
+
+(plode hello)
 
-(1 2 3) (4 5 6) swap pop dup
diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index 0499d19..cb52cda 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -76,14 +76,32 @@ match(char *p, Rule *r)
 	return spacer(*b) ? b : NULL;
 }
 
+static char *
+plode(char *s)
+{
+	char c;
+	if(s[0] == '(') { /* implode */
+
+	} else { /* explode */
+		int i, j = 0;
+		while((c = *s++) && !spacer(c))
+			*outp_++ = '(', *outp_++ = c, j++;
+		for(i = 0; i < j; i++)
+			*outp_++ = ')';
+	}
+	return s;
+}
+
 static int
-bind(char r, char *incoming)
+commit(char r, char *incoming)
 {
 	int depth = 0;
 	char c, *s = regs[(int)r];
 	if(r == ':' && incoming != NULL) s = incoming, queue++;
 	if(!s) return !fprintf(stderr, "?%c Empty\n", r);
-	if(s[0] == '(') {
+	if(r == '*')
+		s = plode(s);
+	else if(s[0] == '(') {
 		while((c = *s++)) {
 			if(c == '(') depth++;
 			*outp_++ = c;
@@ -161,7 +179,7 @@ rewrite(char *incoming)
 					char cc, *b = r->b;
 					while((cc = *b++)) {
 						if(cc == '?')
-							bind(*b++, incoming);
+							commit(*b++, incoming);
 						else
 							*outp_++ = cc;
 					}