diff --git a/docs/experiments/parsers/core.js b/docs/experiments/parsers/core.js
index 9f103a6..df75c7d 100644
--- a/docs/experiments/parsers/core.js
+++ b/docs/experiments/parsers/core.js
@@ -1,166 +1,135 @@
 import { createLineData, useDocument } from '@terrace/core'
 import { createStringReader } from '@terrace/core/readers/js-string'
 
+export const SYMBOLS = {
+  TAIL: Symbol('TAIL'),
+  UNMATCHED: Symbol('UNMATCHED')
+}
+
+export const BASE_MACROS = {
+  string({ tail }) {
+    return tail.toString()
+  },
+  number({ tail }) {
+    const num = +tail
+    if (isNaN(num) || tail === '') return
+    return num
+  },
+  primitive({ macros }) {
+    const num = macros.number(args)
+    return num !== undefined ? num : macros.string(args)
+  },
+  any(args) {
+    const macro = args.macros[args.head]
+    if (macro) return macro(args)
+    const numResult = args.macros.number(args)
+    if (numResult !== undefined) return numResult
+    args.tail = args.line
+    return args.macros.string(args)
+  },
+  scope({ addScope, head, tail, line }, definition) {
+    return addScope({ definition, head, tail, line })
+  }
+}
+
+export function getTail(key, macro) {
+  return args => {
+    const scope = args.scope
+    const result = macro(args)
+    if (result === undefined) return
+    if (!scope[key]) scope[key] = []
+    scope[key].push(result)
+  }
+}
+
+export function getText(key, macro) {
+  return (args) => {
+    const scope = args.scope
+    const result = macro({...args, tail: args.line })
+    if (result === undefined) return
+    if (!scope[key]) scope[key] = []
+    scope[key].push(result)
+  }
+}
+
+export function getUnmatched(macro) {
+  return (args) => {
+    const key = args.head
+    const scope = args.scope
+    const result = macro(args)
+    if (result === undefined) return
+    if (!scope[key]) scope[key] = []
+    scope[key].push(result)
+  }
+}
+
+export function isMacro (macro) {
+  return (args) => args.macros[macro](args)
+}
+
+export function isCollection (macro) {
+  return (args) => ({ [args.head]: macro(args) })
+}
+
+export function isScope (definition) {
+  return (args) => args.macros.scope(args, definition)
+}
+
 export async function parse(lines, schema) {
-  const typeHandlers = {
-    string (doc) {
-      return doc.tail().slice(1)
-    },
-    number (doc) {
-      return +doc.tail().slice(1)
-    },
-    object (doc, handlers, definition, level) {
-      level = level != null ? level : doc.level() + 1
-      definition = lookup(definition)
-
-      const object = {}
-      for (let [key, child] of Object.entries(definition.values)) {
-        child = lookup(child)
-        if (key === 'any') key = null
-        addHandler(handlers, level, key, child, (key, value) => {
-          if (child.collate === 'array') {
-            if (!object[key]) object[key] = []
-            object[key].push(value)
-            return
-          } else if (child.collate === 'collection') {
-            if (!object[key]) object[key] = []
-            object[key].push({ [key]: value })
-            return
-          } else {
-            object[key] = value
-          }
-        })
-      }
-
-      if (definition.tail) {
-        const tailKey = definition.tail
-        const tailType = definition.values[tailKey]
-        object[tailKey] = typeHandlers[tailType](doc, handlers)
-      }
-
-      if (definition.text) {
-        const textKey = definition.text
-        const textType = 'string'
-        object[textKey] = ''
-        addHandler(handlers, level, '', textType, (key, value) => {
-          object[textKey] += object[textKey] ? `\n${doc.line()}` : doc.line()
-        })
-      }
-
-      return object
-    },
-    array (doc, handlers, definition, level) {
-      level = level != null ? level : doc.level() + 1
-      definition = lookup(definition)
-
-      const array = []
-      for (let [key, child] of Object.entries(definition.values)) {
-        child = lookup(child)
-        addHandler(handlers, level, key, child, (key, value) => {
-          array.push(value)
-        })
-      }
-
-      // if (definition.tail) {
-      //   const tailKey = definition.tail
-      //   const tailType = definition.values[tailKey]
-      //   object[tailKey] = typeHandlers[tailType](doc, handlers)
-      // }
-
-      // if (definition.text) {
-      //   const textKey = definition.text
-      //   const textType = definition.values[textKey]
-      //   object[textKey] = ''
-      //   addHandler(handlers, level, '', textType, (key, value) => {
-      //     object[textKey] += object[textKey] ? `\n${doc.line()}` : doc.line()
-      //   })
-      // }
-
-      return array
-    },
-    collection (doc, handlers, definition, level) {
-      level = level != null ? level : doc.level() + 1
-      definition = lookup(definition)
-
-      const collection = []
-      for (let [key, child] of Object.entries(definition.values)) {
-        child = lookup(child)
-        addHandler(handlers, level, key, child, (key, value) => {
-          collection.push({ [key]: value })
-        })
-      }
-
-      // if (definition.tail) {
-      //   const tailKey = definition.tail
-      //   const tailType = definition.values[tailKey]
-      //   object[tailKey] = typeHandlers[tailType](doc, handlers)
-      // }
-
-      // if (definition.text) {
-      //   const textKey = definition.text
-      //   const textType = definition.values[textKey]
-      //   object[textKey] = ''
-      //   addHandler(handlers, level, '', textType, (key, value) => {
-      //     object[textKey] += object[textKey] ? `\n${doc.line()}` : doc.line()
-      //   })
-      // }
-
-      return collection
-    },
-  }
-
-  function lookup (definition) {
-    const type = typeof definition === 'string' ? definition : definition.type
-    const resolvedDefinition = schema.types[type] || definition
-    return typeof definition === 'string' ? resolvedDefinition : Object.assign({}, definition, resolvedDefinition)
-  }
-
-  function registerTypes(typeHandlers, types) {
-    for (const [key, definition] of Object.entries(types)) {
-      const existingType = typeof definition === 'string' ? definition : definition.type
-      typeHandlers[key] = typeHandlers[existingType]
-    }
-  }
-
-  function addHandler(handlers, level, key, definition, resolve) {
-    const type = typeof definition === 'string' ? definition : definition.type
-    if (!handlers[level]) handlers[level] = []
-    handlers[level].push({
-      key,
-      resolve,
-      definition,
-      handler: typeHandlers[type]
-    })
-  }
-
   const doc = useDocument(createStringReader(lines))
-  const handlers = []
 
-  registerTypes(typeHandlers, schema.types)
+  const macros = schema.macros
+  const handlers = [schema.root]
+  const scopes = [{}]
 
-  const root = typeHandlers.object(doc, handlers, schema.root, 0)
+  function addScope({ head, tail, line, definition }) {
+    const scope = {}
+
+    if (definition[SYMBOLS.TAIL]) {
+      const result = definition[SYMBOLS.TAIL]({ macros, scope, head, tail, line, addScope })
+      Object.assign(scope, result)
+    }
+
+    scopes[scopes.length] = scope
+    handlers[handlers.length] = definition
+    return scope
+  }
 
   let ended = false
   while (!ended) {
     ended = await doc.next()
     if (ended) break;
+    if (doc.line() === '') continue;
     const level = doc.level()
     handlers.length = level + 1
+    scopes.length = level + 1
 
-    const unmatchedHandler = handlers[level]?.find(h => h.key === '')
-    let matched = false
-    for (const { key, definition, resolve, handler } of handlers[level] || []) {
-      if (key && doc.head() !== key) continue;
-      if (!doc.line()) continue;
-      resolve(doc.head(), handler(doc, handlers, definition))
-      matched = true
-      break
+    const line = doc.line()
+    const head = doc.head()
+    const tail = doc.tail().slice(1)
+
+    const options = handlers[level]
+    const scope = scopes[level]
+
+    const matches = {
+      head: options?.[doc.head()],
+      unmatched: options?.[SYMBOLS.UNMATCHED]
     }
-    if (!matched && unmatchedHandler) {
-      const { resolve, definition, handler } = unmatchedHandler
-      resolve(doc.head(), handler(doc, handlers, definition))
+
+    if (matches.head) {
+      const result = matches.head({macros, scope, head, tail, line, addScope })
+
+      if (!scope[head]) scope[head] = []
+      scope[head].push(result)
+
+      continue
+    }
+
+    if (matches.unmatched) {
+      const result = matches.unmatched({ macros, scope, head, tail, line, addScope })
+      Object.assign(scope, result)
     }
   }
 
-  return root
+  return scopes[0]
 }
diff --git a/docs/experiments/parsers/example.js b/docs/experiments/parsers/example.js
index 50f9131..302129e 100644
--- a/docs/experiments/parsers/example.js
+++ b/docs/experiments/parsers/example.js
@@ -1,83 +1,80 @@
-import { parse } from './core.js'
+import { SYMBOLS, parse, isScope, isMacro, getTail, getText, getUnmatched, isCollection } from './core.js'
 
 const schemaTCE = `
-types
- section object, text as content, tail as pos
-  content string
-  pos number
+macros
+ primitive match number string
+ section
+  pos number tail
+  content string unmatched
   position number
- options object
+ options
   parameter1 number
   parameter2 string
+  literal unmatched string
+  unmatched primitive
 
-root object
+root
  title string
- options options
- options2 options
+ options options collection
  subsection section
-  collate collection
- list array
-  - string
- collection collection
-  section section
+ list
+  - string array
+ collection
+  section collection
+ collection2
+  unmatched collection
 `
 
 const schema = {
-  types: {
-    section: {
-      type: 'object',
-      text: 'content',
-      tail: 'pos',
-      values: {
-        content: 'string',
-        pos: 'number',
-        position: {
-          type: 'number'
-        }
-      }
+  macros: {
+    string({ tail }) {
+      return tail.toString()
     },
-    options: {
-      type: 'object',
-      values: {
-        parameter1: 'number',
-        parameter2: 'string'
-      }
+    number({ tail }) {
+      const num = +tail
+      if (isNaN(num) || tail === '') return
+      return num
+    },
+    primitive({ macros }) {
+      const num = macros.number(args)
+      return num !== undefined ? num : macros.string(args)
+    },
+    scope({ addScope, head, tail, line }, definition) {
+      return addScope({ definition, head, tail, line })
+    },
+    section: isScope({
+      [SYMBOLS.TAIL]: getTail('pos', isMacro('number')),
+      [SYMBOLS.UNMATCHED]: getText('content', isMacro('string')),
+      position: isMacro('number')
+    }),
+    options: isScope({
+      parameter1: isMacro('number'),
+      parameter2: isMacro('string'),
+      unmatched: isMacro('string'),
+      [SYMBOLS.UNMATCHED]: getUnmatched(isMacro('any')),
+    }),
+    any(args) {
+      const macro = args.macros[args.head]
+      if (macro) return macro(args)
+      const numResult = args.macros.number(args)
+      if (numResult !== undefined) return numResult
+      args.tail = args.line
+      return args.macros.string(args)
     },
-    advList: {
-      type: 'array',
-      values: {
-        section: 'section'
-      }
-    }
   },
   root: {
-    type: 'object',
-    values: {
-      title: 'string',
-      options: 'options',
-      options2: 'options',
-      subsection: {
-        type: 'section',
-        // Allows a particular repeated key to collect itself under a multi-value root as an array.
-        collate: 'collection'
-      },
-      list: {
-        // Defines an array where all entries must conform to specific types. No other keys are permitted.
-        // Ex: [ value, value ]
-        type: 'array',
-        values: {
-          '-': 'string'
-        }
-      },
-      collection: {
-        // Defines an array where all entries must conform to specific types. They will be segregated by key. No other keys are permitted.
-        // Ex: [ {key: value }, { key: value }]
-        type: 'collection',
-        values: {
-          section: 'section'
-        }
-      }
-    }
+    title: isMacro('string'),
+    options: isMacro('options'),
+    subsection: isMacro('section'),
+    list: isScope({
+      '-': isMacro('string')
+    }),
+    collection: isScope({
+      section: isCollection(isMacro('section'))
+    }),
+    collection2: isScope({
+      [SYMBOLS.UNMATCHED]: getUnmatched(isMacro('any'))
+    })
   }
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +84,7 @@ const lines = [
   `options`,
   ` parameter1 30`,
   ` parameter2 Enim eu id anim minim reprehenderit nostrud eu amet deserunt ea ut do cupidatat ea.`,
-  `options2`,
+  `options`,
   ` parameter1 0`,
   ` parameter2 Esse incididunt et est adipisicing eiusmod aliqua enim ea aliqua id enim.`,
   `subsection`,
@@ -104,11 +101,18 @@ const lines = [
   ` section`,
   `  lorem ipsum 1`,
   ` section`,
-  `  lorem ipsum 2`
+  `  lorem ipsum 2`,
+  `collection2`,
+  ` section`,
+  `  position 3`,
+  `  Laborum aute anim occaecat occaecat pariatur tempor proident magna sit magna non non.`,
+  ` list`,
+  `  1`,
+  `  2`
 ]
 
 async function main() {
-  console.log(await parse(lines, schema))
+  console.dir(await parse(lines, schema), { depth: null })
 }
 
-main()
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+main()
diff --git a/docs/experiments/parsers/schema.js b/docs/experiments/parsers/schema.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b14aa6f..0000000
--- a/docs/experiments/parsers/schema.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-import { parse } from './core.js'
-
-const schemaTCE = `
-types
- primitive object, tail as type
-  any primitive
-
-root object
- types object, optional
-  any primitive
-
- root object
-  any primitive
-`
-
-const schema = {
-  types: {
-    primitive: {
-      type: 'object',
-      tail: 'type',
-      values: {
-        type: 'string',
-        any: 'primitive'
-      }
-    },
-  },
-  root: {
-    type: 'object',
-    values: {
-      types: {
-        type: 'object',
-        optional: true,
-        values: {
-          any: 'primitive'
-        }
-      },
-      root: {
-        type: 'object',
-        values: {
-          any: 'primitive'
-        }
-      }
-    },
-  }
-}
-
-async function main() {
-  console.dir(await parse(schemaTCE.split('\n'), schema), { depth: null })
-}
-
-main()
\ No newline at end of file