diff --git a/app/aqua.hoon b/app/aqua.hoon
index a39fd714fa..b9e75e2319 100644
--- a/app/aqua.hoon
+++ b/app/aqua.hoon
@@ -111,8 +111,13 @@
     =/  res  (mox +46.snap)
     ?>  ?=(%0 -.res)
     =/  peek  p.res
-    ~&  [who=who %peeked (slum peek [now.hid p])]
-    ..abet-pe
+    =/  pax  (path p)
+    ~&  [who=who %peeking-in tym pax]
+    ?>  ?=([@ @ @ @ *] pax)
+    =.  i.t.t.t.pax  (scot %da tym)
+    =/  pek  (slum peek [tym pax])
+    ~&  [who=who %peeked]
+    pek
   ::
   ::  Wish
   ::
@@ -521,7 +526,8 @@
     %+  turn-ships  ((list ship) hers.val)
     |=  [who=ship thus=_this]
     =.  this  thus
-    (peek:(pe who) p.val)
+    ~&  [who=who %peek-result (peek:(pe who) p.val)]
+    (pe who)
   ::
       [%wish hers=* p=@t]
     %+  turn-ships  ((list ship) hers.val)
@@ -739,6 +745,21 @@
   :^  ~  ~  %noun
   (~(has by fleet-snaps) i.pax)
 ::
+::
+::
+++  peek-x-i
+  |=  pax=path
+  ^-  (unit (unit [%noun noun]))
+  ~&  [%peeking-i pax]
+  ?.  ?=([@ @ @ *] pax)
+    ~
+  =/  who  (slav %p i.pax)
+  =/  pier  (~(get by piers) who)
+  ?~  pier
+    ~
+  :^  ~  ~  %noun
+  (peek:(pe who) [%cx pax])
+::
 ::  Trivial scry for mock
 ::
 ++  scry  |=([* *] ~)
diff --git a/app/ph.hoon b/app/ph.hoon
index 9b512cee7e..2ad41a615c 100644
--- a/app/ph.hoon
+++ b/app/ph.hoon
@@ -133,16 +133,23 @@
         [%test-done &]~
       --
     ::
-      :-  %child-sync
+      :-  %change-file
+      %+  compose-tests  (galaxy ~bud)
+      ^-  test-core
+      =|  warped=@t
       |%
-      ++  label  %child-sync
-      ++  ships  ~[~bud ~marbud ~linnup-torsyx]
+      ++  label  %change-file
+      ++  ships  ~
       ++  start
         |=  now=@da
         ^-  (pair (list ph-event) _..start)
+        =/  pax
+          /(scot %p our.hid)/home/(scot %da now.hid)/sur/aquarium/hoon
+        =.  warped  (cat 3 '=>  .  ' .^(@t %cx pax))
         :_  ..start
         %-  zing
-        :~  (init ~bud)
+        :~  (dojo ~bud "|mount %")
+            (insert-file ~bud pax warped)
         ==
       ::
       ++  route
@@ -150,47 +157,17 @@
         ^-  (quip ph-event _..start)
         :_  ..start
         %-  zing
-        :~
-          %-  on-dojo-output
-          :^  ~bud  who  ovo
-          :-  "+ /~bud/base/2/web/testing/udon"
-          |=  ~
-          (init ~marbud)
-        ::
-          %-  on-dojo-output
-          :^  ~marbud  who  ovo
-          :-  "; ~bud is your neighbor"
-          |=  ~
-          (init ~linnup-torsyx)
-        ::
-          %-  on-dojo-output
-          :^  ~linnup-torsyx  who  ovo
-          :-  "; ~bud is your neighbor"
-          |=  ~
-          (dojo ~linnup-torsyx "|hi ~bud")
-        ::
-          %-  on-dojo-output
-          :^  ~linnup-torsyx  who  ovo
-          :-  "hi ~bud successful"
-          ::  :-  "; ~bud is your neighbor"
-          |=  ~
-          [%test-done &]~
+        :~  %-  on-ergo
+            :^  ~bud  who  ovo
+            |=  $~
+            =/  pax  /i/~bud/home/(scot %da now)/sur/aquarium/hoon/noun
+            ~&  [%compare (met 3 warped) (met 3 (need (scry-aqua (unit @) now pax)))]
+            ?:  =(warped (need (scry-aqua (unit @) now pax)))
+              [%test-done &]~
+            ~&  %not-done-yet
+            ~
         ==
       --
-      ::  (dojo ~bud "\"magic-go\":[.^(")
-      ::  (dojo ~bud "|mount %")
-      ::  %+  insert-file  ~bud
-      ::  /(scot %p our.hid)/home/(scot %da now.hid)/sys/vane/clay/hoon
-      ::  (init ~marbud)
-      ::  (dojo ~marbud "|mount %")
-      ::  %+  insert-file  ~marbud
-      ::  /(scot %p our.hid)/home/(scot %da now.hid)/sys/vane/clay/hoon
-      ::
-      ::  (init ~zod)
-      ::  (init ~marzod)
-      ::  wait for initial sync
-      ::  change file on zod
-      ::  check on ~marzod
     ::
       :-  %individual-breach
       *test-core
diff --git a/lib/ph.hoon b/lib/ph.hoon
index 477cfa7b2c..67f88a6d4d 100644
--- a/lib/ph.hoon
+++ b/lib/ph.hoon
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@
   ==
 ::
 ++  insert-file
-  |=  [who=ship pax=path]
+  |=  [who=ship pax=path txt=@t]
   ^-  (list ph-event)
   ?>  ?=([@ @ @ *] pax)
-  =/  file  [/text/plain (as-octs:mimes:html .^(@ %cx pax))]
+  =/  file  [/text/plain (as-octs:mimes:html txt)]
   %+  send-events-to  who
   :~
     [//sync/0v1n.2m9vh %into i.t.pax | [t.t.t.pax `file]~]
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@
   |=  ~
   [%test-done &]~
 ::
+++  on-ergo
+  |=   [who=ship her=ship ovo=unix-effect fun=$-($~ (list ph-event))]
+  ?.  =(who her)
+    ~
+  ?.  ?=(%ergo -.q.ovo)
+    ~
+  (fun)
+::
 ++  test-lib
   |_  our=ship
   ++  compose-tests
@@ -117,13 +125,7 @@
       |=  now=@da
       ^-  (quip ph-event _..start)
       =/  have-cache 
-        .^  @f
-            %gx
-            (scot %p our)
-            %aqua
-            (scot %da now)
-            /fleet-snap/[label:a]/noun
-        ==
+        (scry-aqua ? now /fleet-snap/[label:a]/noun)
       ~&  [%have-cache label:a have-cache]
       ?:  have-cache
         =.  done-with-a  &
@@ -228,5 +230,15 @@
       %earl  ~|(%moon-not-implemented !!)
       %pawn  ~|(%comet-not-implemented !!)
     ==
+  ::
+  ++  scry-aqua
+    |*  [a=mold now=@da pax=path]
+    .^  a
+        %gx
+        (scot %p our)
+        %aqua
+        (scot %da now)
+        pax
+    ==
   --
 --