diff --git a/include/c/motes.h b/include/c/motes.h
index 987c4845fa..b39a60a888 100644
--- a/include/c/motes.h
+++ b/include/c/motes.h
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@
 #   define c3__flot   c3_s4('f','l','o','t')
 #   define c3__flow   c3_s4('f','l','o','w')
 #   define c3__fon    c3_s3('f','o','n')
+#   define c3__fond   c3_s4('f','o','n','d')
 #   define c3__for    c3_s3('f','o','r')
 #   define c3__forb   c3_s4('f','o','r','b')
 #   define c3__fore   c3_s4('f','o','r','e')
diff --git a/include/jets/q.h b/include/jets/q.h
index cd27630080..96b954fd00 100644
--- a/include/jets/q.h
+++ b/include/jets/q.h
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
     u3_noun u3qfu_dung(u3_noun, u3_noun cap, u3_noun);
     u3_noun u3qfu_dunq(u3_noun, const c3_c*, u3_noun);
     void    u3qfu_dump(u3_noun, const c3_c*, u3_noun);
-    u3_noun u3qfu_find(u3_noun, u3_noun, u3_noun, u3_noun);
+    u3_noun u3qfu_fond(u3_noun, u3_noun, u3_noun, u3_noun);
     u3_noun u3qfu_finc(u3_noun, u3_noun, u3_noun, u3_noun, u3_noun);
     u3_noun u3qfu_fink(u3_noun, u3_noun, u3_noun, u3_noun, u3_noun);
     u3_noun u3qfu_fire(u3_noun, u3_noun, u3_noun);
diff --git a/include/jets/w.h b/include/jets/w.h
index f968c9086a..b4d24134b1 100644
--- a/include/jets/w.h
+++ b/include/jets/w.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
     u3_noun u3wfu_cull(u3_noun);
     u3_noun u3wfu_duck(u3_noun);
     u3_noun u3wfu_find(u3_noun);
+    u3_noun u3wfu_fond(u3_noun);
     u3_noun u3wfu_fink(u3_noun);
     u3_noun u3wfu_fire(u3_noun);
     u3_noun u3wfu_firm(u3_noun);
diff --git a/jets/f/ut_find.c b/jets/f/ut_find.c
index aeda561fb7..8b2f45e850 100644
--- a/jets/f/ut_find.c
+++ b/jets/f/ut_find.c
@@ -41,6 +41,37 @@
                                 0));
   }
 
+  static u3_noun
+  u3qfu_funk(u3_noun van,
+             u3_noun sut,
+             u3_noun tor)
+  {
+    u3_noun von = u3i_molt(u3k(van), u3x_sam, u3k(sut), 0);
+    u3_noun gat = u3j_hook(von, "funk");
+
+    return u3n_kick_on(u3i_molt(gat, 
+                                u3x_sam, 
+                                u3k(tor), 
+                                0));
+  }
+
+  static u3_noun
+  u3qfu_fund(u3_noun van,
+             u3_noun sut,
+             u3_noun way,
+             u3_noun hyp)
+  {
+    u3_noun von = u3i_molt(u3k(van), u3x_sam, u3k(sut), 0);
+    u3_noun gat = u3j_hook(von, "fund");
+
+    return u3n_kick_on(u3i_molt(gat, 
+                                u3x_sam_2,
+                                u3k(way), 
+                                u3x_sam_3,
+                                u3k(hyp), 
+                                0));
+  }
+
   static u3_noun
   u3qfu_perk(u3_noun van,
              u3_noun sut,
@@ -686,6 +717,33 @@
     }
   }
 
+  extern void
+  u3_lo_tank(c3_l tab_l, u3_noun tac);
+
+  static u3_noun
+  _cqfu_fond(u3_noun van,
+             u3_noun sut,
+             u3_noun way,
+             u3_noun hyp)
+  {
+    u3_noun old = u3qfu_fund(van, sut, way, hyp);
+    u3_noun new = _find_pony(van, sut, way, hyp);
+
+    if ( c3n == u3r_sing(old, new) ) {
+      u3_noun olf = u3qfu_funk(van, sut, old);
+      u3_noun nef = u3qfu_funk(van, sut, new);
+
+      u3qfu_dump(van, "sut", sut);
+      u3qfu_dump(van, "hyp", hyp);
+
+      fprintf(stderr, "old:\r\n");
+      u3_lo_tank(1, olf);
+      fprintf(stderr, "new:\r\n");
+      u3_lo_tank(1, nef);
+    }
+    return _find_pony(van, sut, way, hyp);
+  }
+
   u3_noun
   _cqfu_find(u3_noun van,
              u3_noun sut,
@@ -757,3 +815,41 @@
       return u3z_save_3(fun_m, sut, way, hyp, pro);
     }
   }
+
+/* boilerplate
+*/
+  u3_noun
+  u3wfu_fond(u3_noun cor)
+  {
+    u3_noun sut, way, hyp, van;
+
+    if ( (c3n == u3r_mean(cor, u3x_sam_2, &way,
+                               u3x_sam_3, &hyp,
+                               u3x_con, &van,
+                               0)) ||
+         (u3_none == (sut = u3r_at(u3x_sam, van))) )
+    {
+      return u3m_bail(c3__fail);
+    } else {
+      return _cqfu_fond(van, sut, way, hyp);
+    }
+  }
+
+  u3_noun
+  u3qfu_fond(u3_noun van,
+             u3_noun sut,
+             u3_noun way,
+             u3_noun hyp)
+  {
+    c3_m    fun_m = c3__fond + !!u3r_at(u3qfu_van_vet, van);
+    u3_noun pro   = u3z_find_3(fun_m, sut, way, hyp);
+
+    if ( u3_none != pro ) {
+      return pro;
+    }
+    else {
+      pro = _cqfu_fond(van, sut, way, hyp);
+
+      return u3z_save_3(fun_m, sut, way, hyp, pro);
+    }
+  }
diff --git a/jets/tree.c b/jets/tree.c
index 9f6f1e8277..3abea9b426 100644
--- a/jets/tree.c
+++ b/jets/tree.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static u3j_harm _mood__hoon__ut_burn_a[] = {{".2", u3wfu_burn}, {}};
 static u3j_harm _mood__hoon__ut_conk_a[] = {{".2", u3wfu_conk}, {}};
 static u3j_harm _mood__hoon__ut_crop_a[] = {{".2", u3wfu_crop}, {}};
 // static u3j_harm _mood__hoon__ut_fire_a[] = {{".2", u3wfu_fire}, {}};
-static u3j_harm _mood__hoon__ut_find_a[] = {{".2", u3wfu_find, c3n}, {}};
+// static u3j_harm _mood__hoon__ut_fond_a[] = {{".2", u3wfu_fond, c3n}, {}};
 static u3j_harm _mood__hoon__ut_fish_a[] = {{".2", u3wfu_fish}, {}};
 static u3j_harm _mood__hoon__ut_fuse_a[] = {{".2", u3wfu_fuse}, {}};
 static u3j_harm _mood__hoon__ut_mint_a[] = {{".2", u3wfu_mint}, {}};
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static u3j_core _mood__hoon__ut_d[] =
     { "burn", _mood__hoon__ut_burn_a },
     { "conk", _mood__hoon__ut_conk_a },
     { "crop", _mood__hoon__ut_crop_a },
-    { "find", _mood__hoon__ut_find_a },
+    { "fond", _mood__hoon__ut_fond_a },
   //  { "fire", _mood__hoon__ut_fire_a },
     { "fish", _mood__hoon__ut_fish_a },
     { "fuse", _mood__hoon__ut_fuse_a },
diff --git a/noun/jets.c b/noun/jets.c
index 05819f5f39..87dc22798d 100644
--- a/noun/jets.c
+++ b/noun/jets.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ _cj_kick_z(u3_noun cor, u3j_core* cop_u, u3j_harm* ham_u, u3_atom axe)
                (!strcmp(".2", ham_u->fcs_c)) ? "$" : ham_u->fcs_c,
                u3r_mug(ame), 
                u3r_mug(pro));
-       
+      
         c3_assert(0);
         return u3m_bail(c3__fail);
       }