diff --git a/src/busybee/busybee.scm b/src/busybee/busybee.scm
index 6c87a2c..889fac6 100644
--- a/src/busybee/busybee.scm
+++ b/src/busybee/busybee.scm
@@ -124,6 +124,63 @@
 	[(list sym hsh x ...) x]
 	[_ '()])))
 
+;; (map-delim '(1 2 3 2) (lambda (x) (+ x 1)) 2) 
+;; (map-delim '(1 2 2 2) (lambda (x) (+ x 1)) 2)
+
+(define (map-delim lst func cnd delim)
+  (cond
+	[(< (length lst) 3) lst]
+	[(and (eq? (car lst) delim) (not (eq? (cadr lst) delim)) (eq? (caddr lst) delim))
+	   (cons delim
+			 (cons (func (cadr lst))
+				   (map-delim (cddr lst) func delim)))]
+	[else (cons (car lst)
+				(map-delim (cdr lst) func delim))]))
+
+(define (wrap-p texpr)
+  `(p ,(mhash) ,@texpr))
+
+;; should we parse text as (txt "We can (b mhash() "embolden") or ...)
+
+;; this doesn't apply to `root` out of luck. basically the first chunk before delimiters is ignored.
+
+(define (map-between lst #:func (func identity) #:delim (delim '(NEWLINE NEWLINE)))
+  (define (delim? lst)
+	(let [(l (length delim))]
+	  (if (< (length lst) l) #f (equal? (take lst l) delim))))
+  (let loop ([lst lst] [in-segment #f] [acc '()])
+	(cond
+	  [(null? lst) (if in-segment
+           (reverse (cons (func (reverse in-segment)) acc))
+           (reverse acc))]
+	  ;; wrap it up
+	  [(delim? lst)
+	     (if in-segment
+		   (loop (drop lst (length delim)) '() (append delim (cons (func (reverse in-segment)) acc)))
+		   (loop (drop lst (length delim)) '() (append delim acc)))]
+	  [in-segment
+		(loop (cdr lst) (cons (car lst) in-segment) acc)]
+	  [else
+		(loop (cdr lst) #f (cons (car lst) acc))])))
+
+; (define (map-between foo lst)
+;   (let loop ([lst lst] [in-segment #f] [acc '()])
+;     (cond
+;       [(null? lst)
+;        (reverse acc)]
+;       [(eq? (car lst) 'NEWLINE)
+;        (if in-segment
+;            (loop (cdr lst) '() (cons 'NEWLINE (append (reverse (map foo in-segment)) acc)))
+;            (loop (cdr lst) '() (cons 'NEWLINE acc)))]
+;       [in-segment
+;        (loop (cdr lst) (cons (car lst) in-segment) acc)]
+;       [else
+;        (loop (cdr lst) #f (cons (car lst) acc))])))
+
+(define (decode-paragraphs texpr)
+  (map-between texpr #:func wrap-p #:delim '(NEWLINE NEWLINE)))
+
+
 (define (root-texpr? texpr)
   (if (texpr? texpr)
 	(eq? (head texpr) 'root)) #f)
@@ -140,6 +197,7 @@
 
 (define (texpr->tgt texpr)
   ;; use texpr? function
+  (displayln texpr)
   (cond
 	[(void? texpr) '()]
 	[(empty? texpr) texpr]
@@ -224,4 +282,5 @@
 
 (define (render tgt txt)
   (parameterize ([target tgt])
-	(flatten-txt-expr (texpr->tgt (parse txt)))))
+	(displayln (decode-paragraphs (parse txt)))
+	(flatten-txt-expr (texpr->tgt (decode-paragraphs (parse txt))))))
diff --git a/src/busybee/forester-test.bee b/src/busybee/forester-test.bee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cf1982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/busybee/forester-test.bee
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+◊section{Hello!}
+
+This is ◊b{tree}. It's the basic unit of a Forester zettlekasten.
+
+Do paragraphs work here?
diff --git a/src/busybee/forester.scm b/src/busybee/forester.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a43e74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/busybee/forester.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+(define-tag (p tree) (attrs els)
+  `(txt "\\p{" ,@els "}"))
+
+(define-tag (b tree) (attrs els)
+  `(txt "\\b{" ,@els "}"))
+
+(define-tag (em tree) (attrs els)
+ `(txt "\\em{" ,@els "}"))
+
+(define-tag (def tree) (attrs els)
+ `(txt "" ,@els ""))
+
+(define-tag (section tree) (attrs els)
+ `(txt "\\section{" ,@els "}\n"))
+
+(define-tag (ltx tree) (attrs els)
+ `(txt "\\${" ,@els "}"))
+
+(define-tag (cite tree) (attrs els)
+  (define src (attr-val attrs 'src))
+  `(txt ,@src ,@els))
+
+;; busybee-specific
+
+;; because of the awkwardness defining 
+(define-tag (transclude tree) (attrs els)
+  `(txt ,@els))
+
+(define-tag (root tree) (attrs els)
+  `(txt ,@els))
diff --git a/src/busybee/parsing.scm b/src/busybee/parsing.scm
index cfeb53c..7c3541e 100644
--- a/src/busybee/parsing.scm
+++ b/src/busybee/parsing.scm
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 	  (char=? c #\() (char=? c #\))
       (char=? c #\[) (char=? c #\])))
  
-;; TODO replace with Newline(n)
-
 (define (skip-whitespace chars)
   (cond [(null? chars) '()]
         ; [(char-whitespace? (car chars)) 
@@ -72,6 +70,8 @@
      (cond [(empty? chars) (values (list->string (reverse acc)) '())]
            ; [(char-whitespace? (car chars)) 
            ;  (values (list->string (reverse acc)) chars)]
+		   [(char=? (car chars) #\newline)
+			(values (list->string (reverse acc)) chars)]
            [(char-delimiter? (car chars))
             (values (list->string (reverse acc)) chars)]
 		   [(char=? (car chars) #\◊)
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
            (lambda () (read-braces-string (cdddr chars)))
            (lambda (content rest)
              (tokenize-loop rest (cons (list 'LATEX content) acc))))]
+		;; read the input literally
 		[(and (>= (length chars) 4)
 		   (char=? (car chars) #\◊)
 		   (char=? (cadr chars) #\p)
@@ -236,7 +237,8 @@
     (cond
 	  [(empty? tokens)
 	    (values '() tokens)]
-      ;; case 1: command [kwargs] { content }
+      
+	  ;; case 1: command [kwargs] { content }
       [(and (not (null? tokens)) (eq? (car tokens) 'LBRACKET))
        (call-with-values
          (lambda () (parse-kwargs (cdr tokens)))
@@ -253,7 +255,8 @@
 					 [else
 				   (values `(,head ,kwargs ,@content) tokens)])))
                (values (list head kwargs '()) '()))))]
-      ;; case 2: command { content }
+      
+	  ;; case 2: command { content }
       [(and (not (null? tokens)) (eq? (car tokens) 'LBRACE))
        (call-with-values
          (lambda () (parse-loop (cdr tokens)))
diff --git a/src/busybee/query.md b/src/busybee/query.md
index 790107a..e69de29 100644
--- a/src/busybee/query.md
+++ b/src/busybee/query.md
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# Querying
-
-
-The atomic notes philosophy prescribes breaking notes into units of knowledge. They are recomposed through transclusion. Many notes may actually be of the same kind, such as a document of examples, which increases the amount of files that can be proliferated.
-
-In this example, we will transclude a specific example from another document. We will _restrict_ to only the examples in that file.
-
-This directory is relative to the file the file is being called in. It needs to be called from a project root. The do parameter can be written in code.
-
-Finset: Category of finite sets and finite functions
-
-Top: Category of topological spaces
-
-
diff --git a/src/busybee/test/basic.bee b/src/busybee/test/basic.bee
index 678e554..d8e9b04 100644
--- a/src/busybee/test/basic.bee
+++ b/src/busybee/test/basic.bee
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ◊section[#:lvl 2]{Basic features}
 
-◊b{enjoy!}
+We can ◊b{enbolden} or ◊em{italicize} words. However, there are trailing newlines coming from this sentence.
 
 ◊def[#:term Transclusion]{This is the definition body}
 
diff --git a/src/busybee/test/parse.scm b/src/busybee/test/parse.scm
index 9a4b65d..d449005 100644
--- a/src/busybee/test/parse.scm
+++ b/src/busybee/test/parse.scm
@@ -1,24 +1,33 @@
-(require "parsing.scm")
+(require "busybee.scm")
+
+(define parsed (read-and-parse "test/basic.bee"))
+
+(define parsed (read-and-parse "test/query.bee"))
+
+(define parsed (read-and-parse "test/template.bee"))
+
 
 ;; Parsing shouldn't transclude, since that leaves it open to failure if a file doesn't exist
 
+(require "parsing.scm")
+
 (parse "◊![#:tag def:term=Transclusion]{test/basic.bee}")
 
 (parse "◊!{test/basic.bee}")
 
-(require "busybee.scm")
 
 (require "markdown.scm")
 
-(define parsed (read-and-parse "test/basic.bee"))
 
-(define parsed (read-and-parse "test/query.bee"))
+(require "latex.scm")
 
-(define parsed (read-and-parse "test/template.bee"))
+(define parsed (parse "◊section{Hello}
+					  
+					  My name is ◊b{Matt} and I am working on this feature"))
 
-(require "latex.scm")
+(paragraph-reader parsed)
 
-(parameterize ([target "tex"])
+(parameterize ([target "tree"])
   (flatten-txt-expr (texpr->tgt parsed)))
 
 (texpr->tgt parsed)
diff --git a/src/busybee/test/test.bee b/src/busybee/test/test.bee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6a9959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/busybee/test/test.bee
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+◊section{Hello!}
+
+What?? ◊em{no!}
diff --git a/src/busybee/test/test.md b/src/busybee/test/test.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44e86c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/busybee/test/test.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## Hello!
+
+
+What?? _no!_
diff --git a/src/busybee/test/transcluding.md b/src/busybee/test/transcluding.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/core/document.rs b/src/core/document.rs
index 3e04c54..f47c316 100644
--- a/src/core/document.rs
+++ b/src/core/document.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ impl DocumentEngine {
         engine.run(format!(r"{}", latex));
         let html = include_str!("../busybee/html.scm");
         engine.run(format!(r"{}", html));
+        let forester = include_str!("../busybee/forester.scm");
+        engine.run(format!(r"{}", forester));
         Self {
             engine: Some(engine),
         }