diff --git a/examples/test.modal b/examples/test.modal
index f8c9e7b..22c8abc 100644
--- a/examples/test.modal
+++ b/examples/test.modal
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 <> (reverse/l (?h ?t) ?l) (reverse/l ?t (?h ?l))
 <> (reverse/l (?h) ?l) (str (?h ?l))
 <> (implode str ?*) (?*)
+<> ((read)) (?:)
 
-(implode reverse (explode hello))
\ No newline at end of file
+(implode reverse (explode hello)) (read)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index af2582e..cd47e71 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ all: dest bin/modal
 dest:
 	@ mkdir -p bin
 run: all
-	@ bin/modal examples/test.modal "(arg1)" "(arg2)" "(arg3)"
+	@ bin/modal examples/test.modal "(arg1) (arg2 (arg3))"
 test: all
 	@ bin/modal -v 
 	@ bin/modal examples/test.modal 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index af6e1f8..e935f2e 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	char *a, *b;
 } Rule;
 
-static int rules_len, direction, queue;
+static int rules_len, direction;
 static Rule rules[0x100];
 static char dict[0x8000], *dict_ = dict;
 static char bank_a[0x4000], *prog_ = bank_a;
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ match(char *p, Rule *r)
 	int i;
 	char c, *a = r->a, *b = p;
 	for(i = 0x21; i < 0x7f; i++)
-		regs[i] = 0;
+		if((char)i != ':')
+			regs[i] = 0;
 	while((c = *a)) {
 		if(c == '?') {
 			int id = (int)*(++a);
@@ -100,11 +101,10 @@ plode(char *s)
 }
 
 static int
-commit(char r, char *incoming)
+commit(char r)
 {
 	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(r == '*')
 		s = plode(s);
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ parse_rulefrag(char *line)
 }
 
 static int
-rewrite(char *incoming)
+rewrite(void)
 {
 	char c, *p = direction ? bank_b : bank_a;
 	while((c = *p) && c <= ' ') p++;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ rewrite(char *incoming)
 					char cc, *b = r->b;
 					while((cc = *b++)) {
 						if(cc == '?')
-							commit(*b++, incoming);
+							commit(*b++);
 						else
 							*outp_++ = cc;
 					}
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 	*w++ = 0;
 	fclose(f);
-	queue = 2;
-	while(rewrite(argv[queue]))
+	regs[':'] = argv[2];
+	while(rewrite())
 		;
 	print_rules();
 	return 0;