diff --git a/rust/ares/src/jets.rs b/rust/ares/src/jets.rs
index f9ebe3c..cda3403 100644
--- a/rust/ares/src/jets.rs
+++ b/rust/ares/src/jets.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pub mod lute;
 pub mod math;
 pub mod nock;
 pub mod parse;
+pub mod seam;
 pub mod serial;
 pub mod sort;
 pub mod tree;
diff --git a/rust/ares/src/jets/seam.rs b/rust/ares/src/jets/seam.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e4ba5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/ares/src/jets/seam.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/** Tree jets
+ */
+// use crate::interpreter::Context;
+// use crate::jets::bits::util::*;
+// use crate::jets::util::*;
+// use crate::jets::Result;
+// use crate::noun::{IndirectAtom, Noun, D};
+
+use self::util::*;
+
+crate::gdb!();
+
+// XX TODO actual jets
+
+pub mod util {
+    use crate::mug::mug_u32;
+    use crate::unifying_equality::unifying_equality;
+    use crate::mem::NockStack;
+    use crate::jets::math::util::lth_b;
+    use crate::jets::util::slot;
+    use crate::noun::{Noun, D};
+    use either::Either::*;
+    use crate::jets::JetErr;
+
+    pub fn dor_b(stack: &mut NockStack, a: &mut Noun, b: &mut Noun) -> bool {
+        let mut ap = a as *mut Noun;
+        let mut bp = a as *mut Noun;
+
+        unsafe {
+            loop {
+                if unifying_equality(stack, ap, bp) {
+                    break true;
+                } else {
+                    match (*ap).as_either_atom_cell() {
+                        Left(a_atom) => {
+                            if let Ok(b_atom) = (*bp).as_atom() {
+                                break lth_b(stack, a_atom, b_atom);
+                            } else {
+                                break true;
+                            }
+                        },
+                        Right(a_cell) => {
+                            if let Ok(b_cell) = (*bp).as_cell() {
+                                if unifying_equality(stack, a_cell.head_as_mut(), b_cell.head_as_mut()) {
+                                    ap = a_cell.tail_as_mut();
+                                    bp = b_cell.tail_as_mut();
+                                    continue;
+                                } else {
+                                    ap = a_cell.head_as_mut();
+                                    bp = b_cell.head_as_mut();
+                                    continue;
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                break false;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn gor_b(stack: &mut NockStack, a: &mut Noun, b: &mut Noun) -> bool {
+        let c = mug_u32(stack, *a);
+        let d = mug_u32(stack, *b);
+        if c == d {
+            dor_b(stack, a, b)
+        } else {
+            c < d
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_by(stack: &mut NockStack, a: &mut Noun, b: &mut Noun) -> Result<Option<Noun>, JetErr> {
+        let mut ap = a as *mut Noun;
+        let bp = b as *mut Noun;
+        unsafe {
+            loop {
+                if (*ap).raw_equals(D(0)) {
+                    break Ok(None);
+                }
+                let na = slot(*ap, 2)?; // n.a
+                let mut pna = slot(na, 2)?; // p.n.a
+                if unifying_equality(stack, bp, &mut pna) {
+                    break Ok(Some(slot(na, 3)?)); // q.n.a
+                }
+                let lr_cell = slot((*ap), 3)?.as_cell()?;
+
+                ap = if gor_b(stack, &mut (*bp), &mut pna) {
+                    lr_cell.head_as_mut()
+                } else {
+                    lr_cell.tail_as_mut()
+                };
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}