diff --git a/arvo/hoon.hoon b/arvo/hoon.hoon
index 719473633..798eb4caa 100644
--- a/arvo/hoon.hoon
+++ b/arvo/hoon.hoon
@@ -7344,9 +7344,9 @@
         {$xmn *}
       ::
       ::REVIEW separate ap arms?
-      =*  open-mane
+      =/  open-mane
         |=(a/mane ?@(a [%rock %tas a] [[%rock %tas -.a] [%rock %tas +.a]]))
-      =*  open-mart  |=({n/mane v/(list beer)} [(open-mane n) %knit v])
+      =/  open-mart  |=({n/mane v/(list beer)} [(open-mane n) %knit v])
       [[(open-mane n.g.p.gen) %conl (turn a.g.p.gen open-mart)] %xml c.p.gen]
     ::
         {$xml *}
@@ -7503,6 +7503,22 @@
         *           gen
     ==
   ::
+  ++  shut                                                :: as xml constant
+    ^-  marl
+    ?+    -.gen  ~|([%bad-xml -.gen] !!)
+        $xmn
+      =/  shut-mart
+        |=({n/mane v/(list beer)} [n (turn v |=(a/beer ?^(a !! a)))])
+      ::
+      [[n.g.p.gen (turn a.g.p.gen shut-mart)] shut(gen [%xml c.p.gen])]~
+    ::
+        $xml
+      ?~  p.gen  ~
+      =-  (weld - shut(p.gen t.p.gen))
+      ?@  -.i.p.gen   ~|([%shut-tuna -.i.p.gen] !!)
+      shut(gen [%xmn i.p.gen])
+    ==
+  ::
   ++  rake  ~|(%rake-twig (need reek))
   ++  reek
     ^-  (unit wing)
diff --git a/gen/cram.hoon b/gen/cram.hoon
index d9a2a6ed3..f3380c810 100644
--- a/gen/cram.hoon
+++ b/gen/cram.hoon
@@ -33,23 +33,6 @@
   ::  with normal hoon rules.  multipass parsing is the tax
   ::  humans have to pay for simple but human-friendly syntax.)
   ::
-=>
-|%
-::
-++  freeze
-  |=  manx:twig  ^-  manx
-  :-  [n.g (turn a.g freeze-mart)]
-  %+  turn  c
-  |=(a/tuna:twig ?@(-.a !! (freeze a)))
-::
-++  freeze-mart
-  |=  {n/mane v/(list beer)}  ^-  {mane tape}
-  [n (turn v |=(a/beer ?^(a !! a)))]
-::
-::
-::+|
-::
---
 ::|=  inp/cord
 ::=<  (steam-marl (rash inp apex:(sail &)))
 =<  |=(pax/path (test pax))
@@ -110,8 +93,8 @@
   ::  print result as error or xml text
   ?~  q.vex
     "syntax error: line {(scow %ud p.p.vex)}, column {(scow %ud q.p.vex)}"
-  ?:  [freeze=|]  (poxo (freeze p.u.q.vex))
-  (poxo ;;(manx q:(slap !>(..zuse) (steam p.u.q.vex))))
+  ?:  [freeze=|]  (poxo /div ~(shut ap %xml p.u.q.vex))
+  (poxo /div ;;(marl q:(slap !>(..zuse) [%xml p.u.q.vex])))
 ::
 ++  join                                                ::  glue tapes together
   |=  {a/char b/(list tape)}
@@ -121,7 +104,6 @@
   (welp i.b a $(b t.b))
 ::
 ++  cram                                                ::  parse unmark
-  %+  stag  [%div ~]  ::REVIEW
   |=  {naz/hair los/tape}
   %+  pfix  (hrul:cram-parsers +<)
   |=  nail  ^-  (like marl:twig)
@@ -665,7 +647,7 @@
     ;~(pfix gay down)  ::REVIEW does this mean comments work?
   ::
   ++  expr                                              ::  expression
-    ;~(pfix gay a-marl:(sail:vast &))
+    ;~(pfix gay (cook drop-top toplevel):(sail:vast &))
   ::
   ++  whit                                              ::  whitespace
     (cold ' ' (plus ;~(pose (just ' ') line)))
@@ -716,7 +698,6 @@
   %-  star
   ;~  pfix  gay
     ;~  pose
-      :(cook poxo freeze cram)
       ;~(sfix ;~(less hrul:cram-parsers (star prn)) (just '\0a'))
     ==
   ==