diff --git a/arvo/ford.hoon b/arvo/ford.hoon
index 17f1e8f278..740f2dd616 100644
--- a/arvo/ford.hoon
+++ b/arvo/ford.hoon
@@ -1047,7 +1047,10 @@
         ?.  ?=(%2 -.q.raf)
           (cope raf (flux |=(vax=vase (some [for vax]))))
         =-  ((slog 0 (flop `tang`-)) (flue cof))
-        ?^  t.pax  ~              ::  error on top-level marks
+        =+  (lent t.pax)
+        ?:  ?~  -  |                      ::  error if level above built
+            (~(has by res) (tack i.pax (scag (dec -) t.pax)))
+          ~
         :_(q.q.raf leaf/"! {<`mark`for>} build failed, ignoring.")
       --
     ::
diff --git a/mar/work/task.hoon b/mar/work/task.hoon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..070a9969d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mar/work/task.hoon
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+::
+::::  /hoon/task/work/mar
+  ::
+/-    *work
+!:
+::::
+  ::
+|%
+++  rend
+  |=  a=(list $|(char dime))  ^-  cord
+  %-  crip
+  |-  ^-  tape
+  ?~  a  ~
+  ?@  i.a  [i.a $(a t.a)]
+  (weld (scow i.a) $(a t.a))
+::
+++  indent  |=(a=wain (turn a |=(b=cord (cat 3 '  ' b))))
+::
+++  undent
+  |*  [a=wain b=$+(wain *)]  ^+  [*b a]
+  =^  c  a
+    |-  ^-  [c=wain a=wain]
+    ?~  a  [~ a]
+    ?.  =('  ' (end 3 2 i.a))
+      [~ a]
+    [[- c] a]:[(rsh 3 2 i.a) $(a t.a)]
+  [(b `wain`c) a]
+++  keen  |*(_[a=,* b=rule] |=(c=nail `(like a)`(b c)))
+++  parse
+  |*  [hed=?(~ $|(@tas tape)) tal=(pole)]
+  ?~  hed  (..$ tal)
+  ?^  hed  ;~(pfix (just (crip hed)) (..$ tal))
+  =-  ?~(tal had ;~(plug had (..$ tal)))
+  =<  had=(sear . nuck:so)
+  |=  a=coin  ^-  (unit (odo:raid hed))
+  ?.  &(?=([%$ @ @] a) =(hed p.p.a))  ~
+  (some q.p.a)
+::
+++  advance
+  |*  [a=wain b=_rule]  ^+  [(wonk *b) a]
+  ?~(a !! ~|(i.a [(rash i.a b) t.a]))
+--
+!:
+::::
+  ::
+|_  taz=task
+++  grab
+  |%  ++  txt
+    |=  a=wain  ^+  taz
+    =+  ~[id=%uw "_" date-created=%da " " version=%ud date-modified=%da]
+    =^  b  a  (advance a ;~(plug (parse -) (punt (parse " " %da ~))))
+    =+  [-.b `due-date=(unit ,@da)`+.b]
+    =^  tags   a  (undent a ~(gas in *(set cord)))
+    =^  title  a  ?~(a !! a)
+    =^  b  a  (advance a (parse owner=%p "." status=%tas ~))
+    ?>  ?=(status.task status.b)
+    =+  b
+    =^  description  a  (undent a role)
+    :*  id     date-created  version   date-modified
+        owner  status  tags  due-date  title  description
+        |-  ^-  (list comment)
+        ?:  =(~ a)  ~
+        =^  b  a  (advance a (parse ship=%p " " date=%da ~))
+        =+  b
+        =^  body  a  (undent a role)
+        [[date ship body] $]
+    ==
+  --
+++  grow
+  |%
+  ++  elem  ;pre: {(zing `wall`(turn (wash 0^120 >taz<) |=(a=tape ['\0a' a])))}
+  ++  txt
+    =+  taz
+    =+  due=?~(due-date ~ ~[' ' da/u.due-date])
+    :-  (rend uw/id '_' da/date-created ' ' ud/version da/date-modified due)
+    %+  welp  (indent (sort (~(tap in tags)) aor))
+    :-  title
+    :-  (rend p/owner '.' tas/status ~)
+    %-  zing  ^-  (list wain)
+    :-  (indent (lore description))
+    %+  turn  discussion
+    |=  comment  ^-  wain
+    [(rend p/ship ' ' da/date ~) (indent (lore body))]
+  ++  json
+    =+  taz
+    %-  jobe  :~  id/(jape <id>)
+                tags/[%a (turn (~(tap in tags)) |=(a=cord s/a))]
+               owner/(jape <owner>)
+              status/(jape <status>)
+               title/[%s title]
+             version/(jape <version>)
+        date-created/(jode date-created)
+       date-modified/(jode date-modified)
+         description/[%s description]
+      =<  discussion/[%a (turn discussion .)]
+      |=(comment (jobe date/(jode date) ship/(jape <ship>) body/[%s body] ~))
+            due-date/?~(due-date ~ (jode u.due-date))
+    ==
+  --
+++  grad  %txt
+--
+::  {id}_{date-created} {version}{date-modified}{|(" {due-date}" ~)}
+::    {tag1}
+::    {tag2}
+::    ...
+::  {title}
+::  {owner}.{status}
+::    {description}
+::    {more description}
+::  {ship1} {date}
+::    {comment}
+::    {more comment}
+::    {more comment}
+::  {ship2} {date}
+::    {comment}
+::    {more comment}
+::    {more comment}
diff --git a/pub/work/test.work-task b/pub/work/test.work-task
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7a6166360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pub/work/test.work-task
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+0w0_~1999.1.1 2~1999.1.2 ~1999.5.20
+Yoooo
+~fyr.gave
+  Testin
+~doznec ~2015.1.3
+  how long has
+  this been around? 
diff --git a/sur/work.hoon b/sur/work.hoon
index bba12ab8c7..88b1951ce7 100644
--- a/sur/work.hoon
+++ b/sur/work.hoon
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
+/-    talk
 |%
 ++  client
-  $:  tasks=(map @uwH client-task)
-      sort=(list @uwH)
+  $:  tasks=(map ,@uwH client-task)
+      sort=(list ,@uwH)
   ==
 ++  client-task
   $:  task=task
-      audience=(set station)
+      audience=(set station:talk)
   ==
 ++  task
   $:  id=@uwH
@@ -14,8 +15,8 @@
       date-modified=@da
       owner=@p
       status=status
-      tags=(set @t)
-      due-date=@da
+      tags=(set ,@t)
+      due-date=(unit ,@da)
       title=@t
       description=@t
       discussion=(list comment)