diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 106ffab..129ab2d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LDFLAGS=-L${UNIVERSAL_SERVICE_DIR} -luniversalservice -L${UNIVERSAL_SERVICE_DIR}
 flatrate: main.c
 	$(CC) main.c -o flatrate $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
 run: flatrate
-	LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$$(pwd)/${UNIVERSAL_SERVICE_DIR}/:$$(pwd)/${UNIVERSAL_SERVICE_DIR}/examples/string" ./flatrate < prelude.scm
+	cat prelude.scm - | LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$$(pwd)/${UNIVERSAL_SERVICE_DIR}/:$$(pwd)/${UNIVERSAL_SERVICE_DIR}/examples/string" ./flatrate
 debug: flatrate
 	LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$$(pwd)/${UNIVERSAL_SERVICE_DIR}/:$$(pwd)/${UNIVERSAL_SERVICE_DIR}/examples/string" gdb -tui ./flatrate
 valgrind: flatrate
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 759f387..3594b47 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ static void tokenize(FILE *input, struct token *tok)
 	default:
 		if (c == '.') {
 			c2 = getc(input);
-			/* Flatrate does not have floating point. */
 			if (tonum(c2) >= 0) {
 				ungetc(c2, input);
 				tok_num(input, tok, c);
@@ -765,12 +764,24 @@ static void display(struct uns_ctr *ctr)
 		tmp.p = gc.record_get_ptr(ctr->p, 1);
 		display(&tmp);
 
-		printf(" . ");
-
 		tmp.p = gc.record_get_ptr(ctr->p, 2);
-		display(&tmp);
-		printf(")");
+		switch (get_type(tmp.p)) {
+		case EMPTY_LIST:
+			printf(")");
+			goto remove;
+		case CELL:
+			printf(" ");
+			display(&tmp);
+			printf(")");
+			break;
+		default: 
+			printf(" . ");
+			display(&tmp);
+			printf(")");
+			break;
+		}
 
+	remove:
 		uns_root_remove(&gc, &tmp);
 		return;
 	case INTEGER:
@@ -790,7 +801,7 @@ static void display(struct uns_ctr *ctr)
 	case SYMBOL:
 		tmp.p = gc.record_get_ptr(ctr->p, 1);
 		uns_root_add(&gc, &tmp);
-		printf("'%s ", uns_string_cstring(&gc, &tmp));
+		printf("%s ", uns_string_cstring(&gc, &tmp));
 		uns_root_remove(&gc, &tmp);
 		return;
 	case EMPTY_LIST:
@@ -867,7 +878,7 @@ int main(void)
 		case EXPR_PARSE_IMPROPER_LIST_OVERFLOW:
 			fprintf(stderr, "too many values at end of improper list (must be exactly one)\n");
 		case EXPR_PARSE_BAD_IMPROPER_LIST:
-			fprintf(stderr, "Bad syntax for improper list (must be (value . value))");
+			fprintf(stderr, "Bad syntax for improper list (must be (value . value))\n");
 			break;
 		case EXPR_PARSE_INTERNAL_ERROR:
 			fprintf(stderr, "Bug in implementation\n");