diff --git a/try/bin/ed.hoon b/try/bin/ed.hoon
index 5eb6daf89..31ad80bd8 100644
--- a/try/bin/ed.hoon
+++ b/try/bin/ed.hoon
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
             (norm x)
           --
       =+  ^=  bb
-          =+  bby=(pro.fq 4 (inv.fq 5))
-          [(xrec bby) bby]
+        =+  bby=(pro.fq 4 (inv.fq 5))
+        [(xrec bby) bby]
       |%
       ++  ward
         |=  [pp=[@ @] qq=[@ @]]  ^-  [@ @]
@@ -106,24 +106,27 @@
               (pro.fq y y)
             (sum.fq 1 :(pro.fq d x x y y))
       ++  decp
-        |=  s=@  ^-  [@ @]
+        |=  s=@  ^-  (unit ,[@ @])
         =+  y=(cut 0 [0 (dec b)] s)
         =+  si=(cut 0 [(dec b) 1] s)
         =+  x=(xrec y)
         =>  .(x ?:(!=(si (dis 1 x)) (sub q x) x))
         =+  pp=[x y]
-        ?.  (curv pp)  !!
-        pp
+        ?.  (curv pp)
+          ~
+        [~ pp]
       ++  veri
         |=  [s=@ m=@ pk=@]  ^-  ?
-        ?:  (gth (div b 4) (met 3 s))  !!
-        ?:  (gth (div b 8) (met 3 pk))  !!
+        ?:  (gth (div b 4) (met 3 s))  |
+        ?:  (gth (div b 8) (met 3 pk))  |
         =+  rr=(decp (cut 0 [0 b] s))
+        ?~  rr  |
         =+  aa=(decp pk)
+        ?~  aa  |
         =+  ss=(cut 0 [b b] s)
-        =+  ha=(can 0 ~[[b (etch rr)] [b pk] [(met 0 m) m]])
+        =+  ha=(can 0 ~[[b (etch u.rr)] [b pk] [(met 0 m) m]])
         =+  h=(shaz ha)
-        =((scam bb ss) (ward rr (scam aa h)))
+        =((scam bb ss) (ward u.rr (scam u.aa h)))
       --
     ==
 |=  [est=time eny=@uw]