diff --git a/pkg/arvo/gen/vat.hoon b/pkg/arvo/gen/vat.hoon
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+/-  *hood
+:-  %say
+|=  $:  [now=@da eny=@uvJ bec=beak]
+        [[=desk ~] ~]
+    ==
+?:  =(desk %kids)  [%tang ~[(report-kids p.bec now)]]
+=+  .^  =vat  %gx
+        /(scot %p p.bec)/hood/(scot %da now)/kiln/vat/[desk]/noun
+    ==
+[%tang ~[(report-vat p.bec now vat)]]