diff --git a/projects/examples/demos/life.tal b/projects/examples/demos/life.tal
index 760f3ea..6291b1a 100644
--- a/projects/examples/demos/life.tal
+++ b/projects/examples/demos/life.tal
@@ -24,18 +24,19 @@
 	#02ff .System/g DEO2
 	#024f .System/b DEO2
 	( resize )
-	#00c0 .Screen/width DEO2
-	#00c0 .Screen/height DEO2
+	#00c0
+		DUP2 .Screen/width DEO2
+		.Screen/height DEO2
 	( vectors )
 	;on-frame .Screen/vector DEO2
 	;on-mouse .Mouse/vector DEO2
 	;on-control .Controller/vector DEO2
 	( glider )
-	#0703 ;set-cell JSR2
-	#0704 ;set-cell JSR2
-	#0504 ;set-cell JSR2
-	#0705 ;set-cell JSR2
-	#0605 ;set-cell JSR2
+	#0703 set-cell
+	#0704 set-cell
+	#0504 set-cell
+	#0705 set-cell
+	#0605 set-cell
 	( center )
 	.Screen/width DEI2 #01 SFT2 #0040 SUB2
 		DUP2 .anchor/x STZ2
@@ -47,19 +48,19 @@
 BRK
 
 @on-frame ( -> )
-	
+
 	.Mouse/state DEI #00 EQU #01 JCN [ BRK ]
 	#0000 .world/count STZ2
 	.world/frame LDZ INC
 		DUP .world/frame STZ
 		#03 AND #00 EQU #01 JCN [ BRK ]
-	;run JSR2
+	run
 	&paused
 
 BRK
 
 @on-mouse ( -> )
-	
+
 	( clear last cursor )
 	;cursor .Screen/addr DEO2
 	.pointer/x LDZ2 .Screen/x DEO2
@@ -72,29 +73,29 @@ BRK
 	#42 [ .Mouse/state DEI #00 NEQ ] ADD .Screen/sprite DEO
 	( on touch in rect )
 	.Mouse/state DEI #00 NEQ #01 JCN [ BRK ]
-	.Mouse/x DEI2 .Mouse/y DEI2 .anchor ;within-rect JSR2 JMP [ BRK ]
+	.Mouse/x DEI2 .Mouse/y DEI2 .anchor within-rect [ JMP BRK ]
 	( paint )
 	.Mouse/x DEI2 .anchor/x LDZ2 SUB2 #01 SFT NIP
 	.Mouse/y DEI2 .anchor/y LDZ2 SUB2 #01 SFT NIP
-		;set-cell JSR2
+		set-cell
 	( draw )
-	;draw-grid JSR2
+	draw-grid
 
 BRK
 
 @on-control ( -> )
 
 	( toggle play )
-	.Controller/key DEI #20 NEQ ,&no-toggle JCN
+	.Controller/key DEI #20 NEQ ?&no-toggle
 		;on-frame
-		.Screen/vector DEI2 ;on-frame/paused EQU2 ,&swap JCN
+		.Screen/vector DEI2 ;on-frame/paused EQU2 ?&swap
 			POP2 ;on-frame/paused
 			&swap
 		.Screen/vector DEO2
 		&no-toggle
 	( clear on home )
-	.Controller/button DEI #08 NEQ ,&no-reset JCN
-		;bank1 #0400 ;mclr JSR2
+	.Controller/button DEI #08 NEQ ?&no-reset
+		;bank1 #0400 mclr
 		&no-reset
 
 BRK
@@ -102,88 +103,87 @@ BRK
 @run ( -- )
 
 	( clear buffer )
-	;bank2 #1000 ;mclr JSR2
+	;bank2 #1000 mclr
 	( run grid )
 	#4000
 	&ver
 		STHk
 		#4000
 		&hor
-			DUP STHkr ,run-cell JSR
-			INC GTHk ,&hor JCN
+			DUP STHkr run-cell
+			INC GTHk ?&hor
 		POP2
 		POPr
-		INC GTHk ,&ver JCN
+		INC GTHk ?&ver
 	POP2
 	( move buffer )
-	;bank2 ;bank1 #1000 ;mcpy JSR2
+	;bank2 ;bank1 #1000 mcpy
 	( draw )
-	;draw-grid ( .. )
-
-JMP2
+!draw-grid
 
 @run-cell ( x y -- )
 
 	( x y ) DUP2k
-	( neighbours ) ;get-neighbours JSR2
-	( state ) ROT ROT ;get-cell JSR2
-	#00 EQU ,&dead JCN
-		DUP #02 LTH ,&dies JCN
-		DUP #03 GTH ,&dies JCN
-		POP ;&save JMP2
+	( neighbours ) get-neighbours
+	( state ) ROT ROT get-cell
+	#00 EQU ?&dead
+		DUP #02 LTH ?&dies
+		DUP #03 GTH ?&dies
+		POP !&save
 		&dies POP POP2 JMP2r
 	&dead
-		DUP #03 EQU ,&birth JCN POP POP2 JMP2r
-		&birth POP ;&save ( .. )
+		DUP #03 EQU ?&birth POP POP2 JMP2r
+		&birth POP 
 
-JMP2
-	&save ( x y -- ) 
-		STH2 #01 STH2r ,get-index JSR [ #1000 ADD2 ] STA
+!&save
+
+	&save ( x y -- )
+		STH2 #01 STH2r get-index #1000 ADD2 STA
 		.world/count LDZ2 INC2 .world/count STZ2
 	JMP2r
 
 @get-index ( x y -- index* )
-	
-	( y ) #3f AND #00 SWP #60 SFT2 
+
+	( y ) #3f AND #00 SWP #60 SFT2
 	( x ) ROT #3f AND #00 SWP ADD2
 		;bank1 ADD2
 
 JMP2r
 
 @set-cell ( x y -- )
-	
-	STH2 #01 STH2r ,get-index JSR STA
+
+	STH2 #01 STH2r get-index STA
 
 JMP2r
 
 @get-cell ( x y -- cell )
-	
-	,get-index JSR LDA
+
+	get-index LDA
 
 JMP2r
 
 @get-neighbours ( x y -- neighbours )
-	
+
 	,&origin STR2
 	LITr 00
 	#0800
 	&loop
 		#00 OVRk ADD2 ;&mask ADD2 LDA2 [ LIT2 &origin $2 ]
-		ROT ADD STH ADD STHr ;get-cell JSR2 STH ADDr
-		INC GTHk ,&loop JCN
+		ROT ADD STH ADD STHr get-cell STH ADDr
+		INC GTHk ?&loop
 	POP2
 	STHr
 
 JMP2r
-	&mask ffff 00ff 01ff ff00 0100 ff01 0001 0101
+	&mask [ ffff 00ff 01ff ff00 0100 ff01 0001 0101 ]
 
 @draw-grid ( -- )
-	
+
 	( draw cell count )
 	.anchor/x LDZ2 .Screen/x DEO2
 	.anchor/y2 LDZ2 #0008 ADD2 .Screen/y DEO2
 	#01 .Screen/auto DEO
-	.world/count LDZ2 ;draw-short JSR2
+	.world/count LDZ2 draw-short
 	#00 .Screen/auto DEO
 	#4000
 	&ver
@@ -192,53 +192,50 @@ JMP2r
 		#4000
 		&hor
 			#00 OVRk ADD2 .anchor/x LDZ2 ADD2 .Screen/x DEO2
-			DUP STHkr ;get-cell JSR2 INC .Screen/pixel DEO
-			INC GTHk ,&hor JCN
+			DUP STHkr get-cell INC .Screen/pixel DEO
+			INC GTHk ?&hor
 		POP2
 		POPr
-		INC GTHk ,&ver JCN
+		INC GTHk ?&ver
 	POP2
 
 JMP2r
 
 @draw-short ( short* -- )
 
-	SWP ,draw-byte JSR
+	SWP draw-byte
 
 @draw-byte ( byte color -- )
 
-	DUP #04 SFT ,draw-hex JSR #0f AND
+	DUP #04 SFT draw-hex #0f AND
 
 @draw-hex ( char color -- )
 
 	#00 SWP #30 SFT2 ;font-hex ADD2 .Screen/addr DEO2
-	#03 .Screen/sprite DEO
+	[ LIT2 03 -Screen/sprite ] DEO
 
 JMP2r
 
 @within-rect ( x* y* rect -- flag )
-	
+
 	STH
-	( y < rect.y1 ) DUP2 STHkr INC INC LDZ2 LTH2 ,&skip JCN
-	( y > rect.y2 ) DUP2 STHkr #06 ADD LDZ2 GTH2 ,&skip JCN
+	( y < rect.y1 ) DUP2 STHkr INC INC LDZ2 LTH2 ?&skip
+	( y > rect.y2 ) DUP2 STHkr #06 ADD LDZ2 GTH2 ?&skip
 	SWP2
-	( x < rect.x1 ) DUP2 STHkr LDZ2 LTH2 ,&skip JCN
-	( x > rect.x2 ) DUP2 STHkr #04 ADD LDZ2 GTH2 ,&skip JCN
+	( x < rect.x1 ) DUP2 STHkr LDZ2 LTH2 ?&skip
+	( x > rect.x2 ) DUP2 STHkr #04 ADD LDZ2 GTH2 ?&skip
 	POP2 POP2 POPr
 	#01
 JMP2r
 	&skip
-	POP2 POP2 POPr
-	#00
-
-JMP2r
+	POP2 POP2 POPr #00 JMP2r
 
 @mclr ( addr* len* -- )
 
 	OVR2 ADD2 SWP2
 	&loop
 		STH2k #00 STH2r STA
-		INC2 GTH2k ,&loop JCN
+		INC2 GTH2k ?&loop
 	POP2 POP2
 
 JMP2r
@@ -249,16 +246,16 @@ JMP2r
 	OVR2 ADD2 SWP2
 	&loop
 		LDAk STH2kr STA INC2r
-		INC2 GTH2k ,&loop JCN
+		INC2 GTH2k ?&loop
 	POP2 POP2
 	POP2r
 
 JMP2r
 
-@cursor
-	80c0 e0f0 f8e0 1000
+@cursor [
+	80c0 e0f0 f8e0 1000 ]
 
-@font-hex
+@font-hex [
 	7c82 8282 8282 7c00
 	3010 1010 1010 3800
 	7c82 027c 8080 fe00
@@ -274,6 +271,6 @@ JMP2r
 	7c82 8080 8082 7c00
 	fc82 8282 8282 fc00
 	fe80 80f0 8080 fe00
-	fe80 80f0 8080 8000
+	fe80 80f0 8080 8000 ]
 
 @bank1 $1000 @bank2