diff --git a/base/cat/cat.hoon b/base/cat/cat.hoon
index c054ecaf27..c93260303b 100644
--- a/base/cat/cat.hoon
+++ b/base/cat/cat.hoon
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@
 ::::
   ::
 |=  [^ [arg=(list path)] ~]
-=-  tang/(flop (zing -))
+=-  tang/(flop `tang`(zing -))
 %+  turn  arg
 |=  pax=path
 ^-  tang
 =+  ark=;;(arch .^(%cy pax))
 ?^  q.ark
+  ?:  =(%sched -:(flop pax))
+    [>;;((map ,@da cord) .^(%cx pax))<]~
   [leaf/(spud pax) (pretty-file .^(%cx pax))]
 ?-     r.ark                                          ::  handle ambiguity
     ~
diff --git a/base/mar/sched.hoon b/base/mar/sched.hoon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d3b15682e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/mar/sched.hoon
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+!:
+::::  /hoon/core/sched/mar
+  ::
+|_  dat=(map ,@da cord)
+++  grow                                                ::  convert to
+  |%  ++  mime  `^mime`[/text/x-sched (tact tape)]
+      ++  tape  
+        (zing `wall`(turn sorted-list |=([a=@da b=cord] "{<a>} {(trip b)}\0a")))
+      ++  elem  =<  ;list: *{(turn sorted-list .)}
+                |=  [tym=@da ite=cord]  ^-  manx
+                ;li: ;{b "{<tym>}"}: {(trip ite)}
+      ++  sorted-list
+        (sort (~(tap by dat)) |=([[l=@ @] [r=@ @]] (lth l r)))
+  --
+++  grab
+  |%                                                    ::  convert from
+  ++  mime
+    |=  [p=mite q=octs]  ^+  dat
+    =<  (mo (turn (lore q.q) .))
+    |=  a=@t  ^-  [@da @t]
+    %+  rash  a
+    ;~  (glue ace)
+      (cook |=(a=coin ?>(?=([~ %da @] a) `@da`q.p.a)) nuck:so)
+      (cook crip (star prn))
+    ==
+  --
+++  grad  |%  
+  ++  sted  %mime
+--        --
diff --git a/base/pub/test.sched b/base/pub/test.sched
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84e85f6e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/pub/test.sched
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+~1970.1.1 Hello world
+~1970.2.1 Hallo world?
+~1970.1.2 Reordered for goo reason