diff --git a/cli/lz/ulzdec.tal b/cli/lz/ulzdec.tal
index 5eb911c..1a200ae 100644
--- a/cli/lz/ulzdec.tal
+++ b/cli/lz/ulzdec.tal
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ BRK
 
 @decode_ulz_byte ( byte -- )
 	DUP #80 AND ?op-dict
+
 @op-lit ( byte -- )
 	#00 SWP INC2
 		DUP2 .File/length DEO2
@@ -48,22 +49,17 @@ BRK
 		DUP2 .File/read DEO2
 		ADD2 .ptr STZ2
 	JMP2r
+
 @op-dict ( byte )
 	#7f AND
 	DUP #40 AND ?&dict2
-	( length ) #00 SWP #0004 ADD2
-	!do-copy
-
+	#00 SWP !do-copy
 &dict2 ( byte -- )
-	( hb )
-	#3f AND
-	( lb )
-	#0001 .File/length DEO2
-	;&b .File/read DEO2 [ LIT &b $1 ] #0004 ADD2
-	!do-copy
+	#3f AND getc
 
 @do-copy ( length* -- )
-	( offset ) ;&b .File/read DEO2 [ LIT &b $1 ] INC
+	( +4 ) #0004 ADD2
+	( +1 ) getc INC
 	#00 SWP #0000 SWP2 SUB2 .ptr LDZ2 ADD2 STH2
 	#0000
 	&l
@@ -82,5 +78,6 @@ JMP2r
 @skey ( key buf -- proc ) OVR #21 LTH ?&eval #00 SWP sput #00 JMP2r &eval POP2 #01 JMP2r
 @scap ( str* -- end* ) LDAk ?&w JMP2r &w INC2 LDAk ?&w JMP2r
 @sput ( chr str* -- ) scap INC2k #00 ROT ROT STA STA JMP2r
+@getc ( -- b ) #0001 .File/length DEO2 ;&b .File/read DEO2 [ LIT &b $1 ] JMP2r
 
 @mem