diff --git a/markov.chicken.scm b/markov.chicken.scm
index ba3453f..d079063 100644
--- a/markov.chicken.scm
+++ b/markov.chicken.scm
@@ -3,16 +3,12 @@
    guess-sentence
    generate-next-word
    join-verses
-   %random-seed
    seed-from-entropy)
   (import scheme (chicken base) srfi-69
           (chicken format)
-          (chicken random)
-          srfi-4)
+          (chicken random))
   (define (seed-from-entropy)
-    (let ((bytes (blob->u8vector (random-bytes))))
-      (set! %random-seed (+ (u8vector-ref bytes 0)
-                            (* 255 (u8vector-ref bytes 1))))))
+    (set-pseudo-random-seed! (random-bytes)))
   (define (join-verses* lst str book chapter verse)
     (if (null? lst)
         str
diff --git a/markov.impl.scm b/markov.impl.scm
index c5e0423..bb67955 100644
--- a/markov.impl.scm
+++ b/markov.impl.scm
@@ -169,15 +169,17 @@
 
 ;;; Lehmer random number generator
 
-(define %random-seed 10000)
-
-(define random
-  (let ((m 65537)
-        (a 75))
-    (lambda ()
-      (set! %random-seed (remainder (* a %random-seed)
-                                    m))
-      (/ %random-seed (- m 1)))))
+(cond-expand
+ (chicken (import (chicken random))
+          (define random generate-random-real))
+ (else (define %random-seed 10000)
+       (define random
+         (let ((m 65537)
+               (a 75))
+           (lambda ()
+             (set! %random-seed (remainder (* a %random-seed)
+                                           m))
+             (/ %random-seed (- m 1)))))))
 
 (define probability-list->guess
   (lambda (lst normalized-random-number)
diff --git a/toplevel.scm b/toplevel.scm
index 763eaf5..9fa11bd 100644
--- a/toplevel.scm
+++ b/toplevel.scm
@@ -37,10 +37,13 @@
   (thread-sleep! time)
   (cond
     ((equal? previous-word "startofbook")
-     (printf "THE BOOK OF ~A~%~%~%" (generate-next-word table "of"))
-     (printf "~A:1:1" (+ book 1))
-     (generate-continuously* (generate-next-word table "startofverse")
-                             time (+ 1 book) 1 1))
+     (let ((next-word (generate-next-word table "of")))
+       (if (equal? next-word "the")
+           (set! next-word (generate-next-word table "the")))
+       (printf "THE BOOK OF ~A~%~%~%" next-word)
+       (printf "~A:1:1" (+ book 1))
+       (generate-continuously* (generate-next-word table "startofverse")
+                               time (+ 1 book) 1 1)))
     ((equal? previous-word "startofchapter")
      (printf "~%~%~A:~A:1" book (+ 1 chapter))
      (generate-continuously* (generate-next-word table "startofverse")