diff --git a/pal_from_spr.p8 b/pal_from_spr.p8
index beb3214..5eaade5 100644
--- a/pal_from_spr.p8
+++ b/pal_from_spr.p8
@@ -200,6 +200,39 @@ function palette:compile_palt()
  self.cpl_tr = bits
  return bits
 end
+-->8
+-- load palettes
+
+function load_box_palette(sidx)
+ local sint,sfrac=sidx\1,sidx%1
+ local x0,y0=sint%16*8,sint\16*8+sfrac*8\1
+ local c0ls,tr={},{}
+ for i=0,15 do
+  local x,y=x0+i%4,y0+i\4
+  local c,f= sget(x,y),sget(x+4,y)
+  if (f&0x1 ~= 0) c += 128
+  if (f&0x2 ~= 0) tr[i]=true
+  if (f&0x4 ~= 0) tr[i]=false
+  if (f&0x8 == 0) cols[i] = c
+ end
+ local ret=palette.new{cols=cols,tr=tr}
+ ret:compile_palt()
+ return ret
+end
+
+function load_row_palette(sx, sy)
+ local cols,tr={},{}
+ for i=0,15 do
+  local c,f = sget(sx+i,sy),sget(sx+i,sy+1)
+  if (f&0x1 ~= 0) c += 128
+  if (f&0x2 ~= 0) tr[i]=true
+  if (f&0x4 ~= 0) tr[i]=false
+  if (f&0x8 == 0) cols[i] = c
+ end
+ local ret=palette.new{cols=cols,tr=tr}
+ ret:compile_palt()
+ return ret
+end
 __gfx__
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 00000000456700004567555545670000456755550000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000