diff --git a/vacation.p8 b/vacation.p8
index 0017f2c..c6e424e 100644
--- a/vacation.p8
+++ b/vacation.p8
@@ -656,9 +656,9 @@ def_15_fade = split"0,0,128,129,133,141,13,13,6,6,15,15,7"
 def_13_fade = split"0,0,0,0,0,128,129,133,141,140,140,13,12"
 def_shd_fade = split"0,0,0,128,130,141,2"
 
--- frames per character to wait
--- during zonk text display.
-fchr=2
+-- frames between words during
+-- zonk txt
+fbw=8
 
 zonk_mode = {
  files={},
@@ -763,25 +763,24 @@ end
 function zonk_mode:next_item()
  if not self.line then
   if (not self.file or #self.file == 0) return
+  local line = deli(self.file, 1)
   if self.expect_cfg_line then
    self.expect_cfg_line = false
-   local cfg_line = deli(self.file, 1)
-   for i,cmd in ipairs(split(cfg_line, " ")) do
+   for i,cmd in ipairs(split(line, " ")) do
     if #cmd > 0 then
      local frags = split(cmd,":")
-     assert(type(self[frags[1]])=="function", tostr(i).." - "..cfg_line)
+     assert(type(self[frags[1]])=="function", tostr(i).." - "..line)
      self[frags[1]](self, unpack(frags))
     end
    end
    return self:next_item()
   end
-  local line = deli(self.file, 1)
   if line == "-----" then
    self.line = nil
    self.expect_cfg_line = true
-   self.cx,self.cy = 0,0
+   self.cx = 0
    self.cy = 0
-   return 0, nil
+   return nil
   end
   self.line = split(line, " ")
  end
@@ -800,13 +799,11 @@ function zonk_mode:next_item()
  end
  local pp,cmult=nrm_txt_pal,1
  if (token[1]==">") token,self.cx=sub(token,2),self.cx+self.spc_full\2
- if (token[1]=="$") token,cmult=sub(token,2),2
- if (token[1]=="^") token,cmult=sub(token,2),0.5
  if (token[1]=="!") token,pp=sub(token,2),sfd_txt_pal
  if (token[1]=="#") token,pp=sub(token,2),hlt_txt_pal
  local ret = zonk_txt(token,self.cx,self.cy,pp,self.txmd,self.txf,self.txd*cmult)
  self.cx = ret.eff_w+self.spc_full
- return #token,ret
+ return ret
 end
 
 function zonk_mode:empty()
@@ -823,19 +820,13 @@ function zonk_mode:update()
  if self.playing_text then
   self.twt -= 1
   if self.twt <= 0 then
-   local cn,item = self:next_item()
-   if not cn then
-    self:next_file()
+   local item = self:next_item()
+   if not item then
+    if (not self.file or #self.file == 0) self:next_file()
     self.playing_text=false
-   elseif cn < 0 then
-    self.twt = -cn
    else
-    self.twt = cn*fchr*self.cmul
-   end
-   if item then
     self.txt_frame:push(item)
-   else
-    self.playing_text=false
+    self.twt = fbw*self.cmul
    end
   end
  else
@@ -1796,6 +1787,7 @@ sunset_pal=split"12,13,14,8,137,9,10,129,1,130,2,140,5,6,7"
 
 function ggwp:draw()
  pal()
+ camera()
  clear_alt_pal_bits()
  pal(sunset_pal,1)
  for i=0,5 do