diff --git a/edn/src/lib.rs b/edn/src/lib.rs
index 67ce1041..0e6880cd 100644
--- a/edn/src/lib.rs
+++ b/edn/src/lib.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub(crate) use std::fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter, Result as FormatResult, Err
         source: src,
         start:  0,
         length: src.len(),
-        value:  Exp(0, TokenIter(src))
+        value:  Exp(0, TokenIter(&src[1..]))
     }));
     //panic!("{view:?}");
     //panic!("{:#?}", expr);
diff --git a/edn/src/token.rs b/edn/src/token.rs
index 44f14f62..ee11928a 100644
--- a/edn/src/token.rs
+++ b/edn/src/token.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ impl<'a> Token<'a> {
     pub const fn slice_source <'b> (&'a self, source: &'b str) -> &'b str {
         str_range(source, self.start, self.end())
     }
+    pub const fn slice_source_exp <'b> (&'a self, source: &'b str) -> &'b str {
+        str_range(source, self.start + 1, self.end())
+    }
     pub const fn value (&self) -> Value {
         self.value
     }
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ impl<'a> Token<'a> {
     pub const fn grow_exp (self) -> Self {
         let mut token = self.grow();
         if let Exp(depth, _) = token.value {
-            token.value = Exp(depth, TokenIter(token.slice_source(self.source)));
+            token.value = Exp(depth, TokenIter(token.slice_source_exp(self.source)));
         } else {
             unreachable!()
         }