diff --git a/base/arvo/ford.hoon b/base/arvo/ford.hoon
index fa7c31e08..662693c45 100644
--- a/base/arvo/ford.hoon
+++ b/base/arvo/ford.hoon
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@
 ::
 ++  load                                                ::  highly forgiving
   |=  old=axle
-  =.  pol.old  (~(run by pol.old) |=(baby +<(jav ~)))
+  ::=.  pol.old  (~(run by pol.old) |=(baby +<(jav ~)))
   ..^$(+>- old)
   ::=.  old  
   ::    ?.  ?=([%0 *] old)  old                           ::  remove at 1
diff --git a/base/arvo/zuse.hoon b/base/arvo/zuse.hoon
index fc983b617..9b10d40c2 100644
--- a/base/arvo/zuse.hoon
+++ b/base/arvo/zuse.hoon
@@ -1161,12 +1161,13 @@
 ::
 ++  ofis  ::  XX broken
   =-  |=(a=cord (rash a fel))
-  =-  fel=;~(sfix (boss 64 (plus siw)) (stun 0^2 tis))
+  =<  fel=(cook |=(a=@ `@t`(swap 3 a)) (bass 64 .))
+  =-  (cook welp ;~(plug (plus siw) (stun 0^2 (cold %0 tis))))
   ^=  siw
   ;~  pose
-     dit
-     (cook |=(a=@ (sub a (sub 'A' 10))) (shim 'A' 'Z'))
-     (cook |=(a=@ (sub a (sub 'a' 36))) (shim 'a' 'z'))
+     (cook |=(a=@ (sub a 'A')) (shim 'A' 'Z'))
+     (cook |=(a=@ (sub a 'G')) (shim 'a' 'z'))
+     (cook |=(a=@ (add a 4)) (shim '0' '9'))
      (cold 62 (just '+'))
      (cold 63 (just '/'))
    ==