diff --git a/src/left.tal b/src/left.tal
index 75748b3..e632869 100644
--- a/src/left.tal
+++ b/src/left.tal
@@ -1025,14 +1025,15 @@ JMP2r
 
 @get-chr ( c -- addr* )
 
-	.state/f LDZ ?&fixed
 	DUP #09 EQU ?&tab
 	#20 SUB
 	DUP #5e GTH ?&unknown
-	#00 SWP #50 SFT2 ;font/glyphs ADD2
+	#00 SWP
+	.state/f LDZ ?&fixed
+	#50 SFT2 ;font/glyphs ADD2
 
 JMP2r
-	&fixed #20 SUB #00 SWP #40 SFT2 ;font-mono/glyphs ADD2 JMP2r
+	&fixed #40 SFT2 ;font-mono/glyphs ADD2 JMP2r
 	&tab POP ;tab-icn JMP2r
 	&unknown POP ;checkered-icn JMP2r
 
@@ -1059,12 +1060,13 @@ JMP2r
 
 @get-chrw ( c -- width* )
 
-	.state/f LDZ ?&fixed
 	DUP #7f GTH ?&unknown
-	#0000 ROT ;font ADD2 LDA
+	#0000 ROT
+	.state/f LDZ ?&fixed
+	;font ADD2 LDA
 
 JMP2r
-	&fixed #0000 ROT ;font-mono ADD2 LDA JMP2r
+	&fixed ;font-mono ADD2 LDA JMP2r
 	&unknown POP #0008 JMP2r
 
 @draw-str-right ( text* -- )