diff --git a/dsl/src/dsl_provide.rs b/dsl/src/dsl_provide.rs
index c2f411f..66e18d8 100644
--- a/dsl/src/dsl_provide.rs
+++ b/dsl/src/dsl_provide.rs
@@ -1,114 +1,70 @@
 use crate::*;
 
-pub trait Dsl<Type> {
-    fn take <'source> (&self, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Type>;
-    fn take_or_fail <'source, E: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error>>, F: Fn()->E> (
+pub trait Receive<Type> {
+    fn receive <'source> (&self, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Type>;
+    fn receive_or_fail <'source, E: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error>>, F: Fn()->E> (
         &self, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>, error: F
     ) -> Usually<Type> {
-        if let Some(value) = Dsl::<Type>::take(self, words)? {
+        if let Some(value) = Receive::<Type>::receive(self, words)? {
             Ok(value)
         } else {
-            Result::Err(format!("{}: {:?}", error().into(), words.peek().map(|x|x.value)).into())
+            Result::Err(format!("receive: {}: {:?}", error().into(), words.peek().map(|x|x.value)).into())
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<Type: Namespace<State>, State> Dsl<Type> for State {
-    fn take <'source> (&self, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Type> {
-        Namespace::take_from(self, words)
-    }
-}
-
-pub trait Namespace<State>: Sized {
-    fn take_from <'source> (state: &State, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
+pub trait Provide<'n, State>: Sized + 'n {
+    fn provide <'source> (state: &State, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
         -> Perhaps<Self>;
-    fn take_from_or_fail <'source, E: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error>>, F: Fn()->E> (
+    fn provide_or_fail <'source, E: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error>>, F: Fn()->E> (
         state: &State, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>, error: F
     ) -> Usually<Self> {
-        if let Some(value) = Namespace::<State>::take_from(state, words)? {
+        if let Some(value) = Provide::<State>::provide(state, words)? {
             Ok(value)
         } else {
-            Result::Err(format!("{}: {:?}", error().into(), words.peek().map(|x|x.value)).into())
+            Result::Err(format!("provide: {}: {:?}", error().into(), words.peek().map(|x|x.value)).into())
         }
     }
 }
 
-//impl<State: Dsl<T>, T> Namespace<State> for T {
-    //fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (state: &'state State, token: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
-        //-> Perhaps<Self>
-    //{
-        //Dsl::take(state, token)
-    //}
-//}
-
-/// Implement the [Dsl] trait, which boils down to
+/// Implement the [Receive] trait, which boils down to
 /// specifying two types and providing an expression.
 #[macro_export] macro_rules! from_dsl {
     (@a: $T:ty: |$state:ident, $words:ident|$expr:expr) => {
-        impl<State: Dsl<A>, A> Namespace<State> for $T {
-            fn take_from <'source> (
-                $state: &State,
-                $words: &mut TokenIter<'source>,
-            ) -> Perhaps<$T> {
+        impl<'n, State, A: Provide<'n, State>> Provide<'n, State> for $T {
+            fn provide <'source> ($state: &State, $words: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<$T> {
                 $expr
             }
         }
     };
     (@ab: $T:ty: |$state:ident, $words:ident|$expr:expr) => {
-        impl<State: Dsl<A> + Dsl<B>, A, B> Namespace<State> for $T {
-            fn take_from <'source> (
-                $state: &State,
-                $words: &mut TokenIter<'source>,
-            ) -> Perhaps<$T> {
+        impl<'n, State, A: Provide<'n, State>, B: Provide<'n, State>> Provide<'n, State> for $T {
+            fn provide <'source> ($state: &State, $words: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<$T> {
                 $expr
             }
         }
     };
     ($T:ty: |$state:ident:$S:ty, $words:ident|$expr:expr) => {
-        impl Namespace<$S> for $T {
-            fn take_from <'source> (
-                $state: &$S,
-                $words: &mut TokenIter<'source>,
-            ) -> Perhaps<$T> {
+        impl<'n> Provide<'n, $S> for $T {
+            fn provide <'source> ($state: &$S, $words: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<$T> {
                 $expr
             }
         }
     };
 }
 
-///// Maps a sequencer of EDN tokens to parameters of supported types
-///// for a given context.
-//pub trait Dsl<Value>: Sized {
-    //fn take <'state, 'source> (&'state self, _: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Value> {
-        //unimplemented!()
-    //}
-    //fn take_or_fail <'state, 'source> (
-        //&'state self,
-        //token: &mut TokenIter<'source>,
-        //error: impl Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
-    //) -> Usually<Value> {
-        //if let Some(value) = Dsl::<Value>::take(self, token)? {
-            //Ok(value)
-        //} else {
-            //Result::Err(error.into())
-        //}
+// auto impl graveyard:
+
+//impl<'n, State: Receive<Type>, Type: 'n> Provide<'n, State> for Type {
+    //fn provide <'source> (state: &State, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
+        //-> Perhaps<Self>
+    //{
+        //state.take(words)
     //}
 //}
 
-//impl<T: Dsl<U>, U> Dsl<U> for &T {
-    //fn take <'state, 'source> (&'state self, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<U> {
-        //(*self).take(iter)
+//impl<'n, Type: Provide<'n, State>, State> Receive<Type> for State {
+    //fn take <'source> (&self, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Type> {
+        //Type::provide(self, words)
     //}
 //}
-
-//impl<T: Dsl<U>, U> Dsl<U> for Option<T> {
-    //fn take <'state, 'source> (&'state self, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<U> {
-        //Ok(self.as_ref().map(|s|s.take(iter)).transpose()?.flatten())
-    //}
-//}
-
-//impl<'state, X, Y> Dsl<X> for Y where Y: Dsl<'state, X> {
-//}
-
-//impl<T, U: Dsl<T>> Dsl<U> for T {
-//}
diff --git a/input/src/input_dsl.rs b/input/src/input_dsl.rs
index 046417a..5df10cb 100644
--- a/input/src/input_dsl.rs
+++ b/input/src/input_dsl.rs
@@ -5,15 +5,13 @@ use std::marker::PhantomData;
 pub trait DslInput: Input { fn matches_dsl (&self, token: &str) -> bool; }
 
 /// A pre-configured mapping of input events to commands.
-pub trait KeyMap<'source, S, C: Namespace<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput> {
+pub trait KeyMap<'k, S, C: Provide<'k, S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput> {
     /// Try to find a command that matches the current input event.
     fn keybind_resolve (&self, state: &S, input: &I) -> Perhaps<C>;
 }
 
 /// A [SourceIter] can be a [KeyMap].
-impl<'source, S, C: Namespace<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput>
-KeyMap<'source, S, C, I>
-for SourceIter<'source> {
+impl<'k, S, C: Provide<'k, S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput> KeyMap<'k, S, C, I> for SourceIter<'k> {
     fn keybind_resolve (&self, state: &S, input: &I) -> Perhaps<C> {
         let mut iter = self.clone();
         while let Some((token, rest)) = iter.next() {
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ for SourceIter<'source> {
                     match exp_iter.next() {
                         Some(Token { value: Value::Sym(binding), .. }) => {
                             if input.matches_dsl(binding) {
-                                if let Some(command) = Namespace::take_from(state, &mut exp_iter)? {
+                                if let Some(command) = Provide::provide(state, &mut exp_iter)? {
                                     return Ok(Some(command))
                                 }
                             }
@@ -40,9 +38,7 @@ for SourceIter<'source> {
 }
 
 /// A [TokenIter] can be a [KeyMap].
-impl<'source, S, C: Namespace<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput>
-KeyMap<'source, S, C, I>
-for TokenIter<'source> {
+impl<'k, S, C: Provide<'k, S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput> KeyMap<'k, S, C, I> for TokenIter<'k> {
     fn keybind_resolve (&self, state: &S, input: &I) -> Perhaps<C> {
         let mut iter = self.clone();
         while let Some(next) = iter.next() {
@@ -52,7 +48,7 @@ for TokenIter<'source> {
                     match e.next() {
                         Some(Token { value: Value::Sym(binding), .. }) => {
                             if input.matches_dsl(binding) {
-                                if let Some(command) = Namespace::take_from(state, &mut e)? {
+                                if let Some(command) = Provide::provide(state, &mut e)? {
                                     return Ok(Some(command))
                                 }
                             }
@@ -67,38 +63,33 @@ for TokenIter<'source> {
     }
 }
 
-pub type InputCondition<'source, S> =
-    Box<dyn Fn(&S)->Usually<bool> + Send + Sync + 'source>;
+pub type InputCondition<'k, S> = Box<dyn Fn(&S)->Usually<bool> + Send + Sync + 'k>;
 
 /// A collection of pre-configured mappings of input events to commands,
 /// which may be made available subject to given conditions.
-pub struct InputMap<'source,
+pub struct InputMap<'k,
     S,
-    C: Command<S> + Namespace<S>,
+    C: Command<S> + Provide<'k, S>,
     I: DslInput,
-    M: KeyMap<'source, S, C, I>
+    M: KeyMap<'k, S, C, I>
 > {
-    __: PhantomData<&'source (S, C, I)>,
-    pub layers: Vec<(InputCondition<'source, S>, M)>,
+    __: PhantomData<&'k (S, C, I)>,
+    pub layers: Vec<(InputCondition<'k, S>, M)>,
 }
 
-impl<'source,
+impl<'k,
     S,
-    C: Command<S> + Namespace<S>,
+    C: Command<S> + Provide<'k, S>,
     I: DslInput,
-    M: KeyMap<'source, S, C, I>
-> Default for InputMap<'source, S, C, I, M>{
+    M: KeyMap<'k, S, C, I>
+> Default for InputMap<'k, S, C, I, M>{
     fn default () -> Self {
         Self { __: PhantomData, layers: vec![] }
     }
 }
 
-impl<'source,
-    S,
-    C: Command<S> + Namespace<S>,
-    I: DslInput,
-    M: KeyMap<'source, S, C, I>
-> InputMap<'source, S, C, I, M> {
+impl<'k, S, C: Command<S> + Provide<'k, S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<'k, S, C, I>>
+InputMap<'k, S, C, I, M> {
     pub fn new (keymap: M) -> Self {
         Self::default().layer(keymap)
     }
@@ -110,34 +101,30 @@ impl<'source,
         self.add_layer_if(Box::new(|_|Ok(true)), keymap);
         self
     }
-    pub fn layer_if (mut self, condition: InputCondition<'source, S>, keymap: M) -> Self {
+    pub fn layer_if (mut self, condition: InputCondition<'k, S>, keymap: M) -> Self {
         self.add_layer_if(condition, keymap);
         self
     }
-    pub fn add_layer_if (&mut self, condition: InputCondition<'source, S>, keymap: M) -> &mut Self {
+    pub fn add_layer_if (&mut self, condition: InputCondition<'k, S>, keymap: M) -> &mut Self {
         self.layers.push((Box::new(condition), keymap));
         self
     }
 }
 
-impl<'source,
-    S,
-    C: Command<S> + Namespace<S>,
-    I: DslInput,
-    M: KeyMap<'source, S, C, I>
-> std::fmt::Debug for InputMap<'source, S, C, I, M> {
+impl<'k, S, C: Command<S> + Provide<'k, S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<'k, S, C, I>>
+std::fmt::Debug for InputMap<'k, S, C, I, M> {
     fn fmt (&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
         write!(f, "[InputMap: {} layer(s)]", self.layers.len())
     }
 }
 
 /// An [InputMap] can be a [KeyMap].
-impl<'source,
+impl<'k,
     S,
-    C: Command<S> + Namespace<S>,
+    C: Command<S> + Provide<'k, S>,
     I: DslInput,
-    M: KeyMap<'source, S, C, I>
-> KeyMap<'source, S, C, I> for InputMap<'source, S, C, I, M> {
+    M: KeyMap<'k, S, C, I>
+> KeyMap<'k, S, C, I> for InputMap<'k, S, C, I, M> {
     fn keybind_resolve (&self, state: &S, input: &I) -> Perhaps<C> {
         for (condition, keymap) in self.layers.iter() {
             if !condition(state)? {
diff --git a/output/src/ops/align.rs b/output/src/ops/align.rs
index 0809a10..ee168ea 100644
--- a/output/src/ops/align.rs
+++ b/output/src/ops/align.rs
@@ -36,33 +36,36 @@ pub enum Alignment { #[default] Center, X, Y, NW, N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W }
 pub struct Align<A>(Alignment, A);
 
 #[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-from_dsl!(@a: Align<A>: |state, iter|if let Some(Token { value: Value::Key(key), .. }) = iter.peek() {
-    match key {
-        "align/c"|"align/x"|"align/y"|
-        "align/n"|"align/s"|"align/e"|"align/w"|
-        "align/nw"|"align/sw"|"align/ne"|"align/se" => {
-            let _ = iter.next().unwrap();
-            let content = state.take_or_fail(&mut iter.clone(), ||"expected content")?;
-            return Ok(Some(match key {
-                "align/c"  => Self::c(content),
-                "align/x"  => Self::x(content),
-                "align/y"  => Self::y(content),
-                "align/n"  => Self::n(content),
-                "align/s"  => Self::s(content),
-                "align/e"  => Self::e(content),
-                "align/w"  => Self::w(content),
-                "align/nw" => Self::nw(content),
-                "align/ne" => Self::ne(content),
-                "align/sw" => Self::sw(content),
-                "align/se" => Self::se(content),
-                _ => unreachable!()
-            }))
-        },
-        _ => return Ok(None)
+impl<'n, State: Receive<A>, A: 'n> Provide<'n, State> for Align<A> {
+    fn provide <'source> (state: &State, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+        if let Some(Token { value: Value::Key(key), .. }) = words.peek() {
+            match key {
+                "align/c"|"align/x"|"align/y"|
+                "align/n"|"align/s"|"align/e"|"align/w"|
+                "align/nw"|"align/sw"|"align/ne"|"align/se" => {
+                    let _ = words.next().unwrap();
+                    let content = state.receive_or_fail(&mut words.clone(), ||"expected content")?;
+                    return Ok(Some(match key {
+                        "align/c"  => Self::c(content),
+                        "align/x"  => Self::x(content),
+                        "align/y"  => Self::y(content),
+                        "align/n"  => Self::n(content),
+                        "align/s"  => Self::s(content),
+                        "align/e"  => Self::e(content),
+                        "align/w"  => Self::w(content),
+                        "align/nw" => Self::nw(content),
+                        "align/ne" => Self::ne(content),
+                        "align/sw" => Self::sw(content),
+                        "align/se" => Self::se(content),
+                        _ => unreachable!()
+                    }))
+                },
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(None)
     }
-} else {
-    Ok(None)
-});
+}
 
 impl<A> Align<A> {
     #[inline] pub const fn c  (a: A) -> Self { Self(Alignment::Center, a) }
diff --git a/output/src/ops/bsp.rs b/output/src/ops/bsp.rs
index 41fd5e6..cb38197 100644
--- a/output/src/ops/bsp.rs
+++ b/output/src/ops/bsp.rs
@@ -21,24 +21,28 @@ impl<E: Output, A: Content<E>, B: Content<E>> Content<E> for Bsp<A, B> {
     }
 }
 #[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-impl<State: Dsl<A> + Dsl<B> + std::fmt::Debug, A, B> Namespace<State> for Bsp<A, B> {
-    fn take_from <'source> (state: &State, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+impl<'n, State: Receive<A> + Receive<B>, A: 'n, B: 'n> Provide<'n, State> for Bsp<A, B> {
+    fn provide <'source> (state: &State, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
         Ok(if let Some(Token {
             value: Value::Key("bsp/n"|"bsp/s"|"bsp/e"|"bsp/w"|"bsp/a"|"bsp/b"),
             ..
         }) = words.peek() {
-            let base = words.clone();
-            let a: A = state.take_or_fail(words, ||"expected content 1")?;
-            let b: B = state.take_or_fail(words, ||"expected content 2")?;
-            return Ok(Some(match words.next() {
-                Some(Token { value: Value::Key("bsp/n"), .. }) => Self::n(a, b),
-                Some(Token { value: Value::Key("bsp/s"), .. }) => Self::s(a, b),
-                Some(Token { value: Value::Key("bsp/e"), .. }) => Self::e(a, b),
-                Some(Token { value: Value::Key("bsp/w"), .. }) => Self::w(a, b),
-                Some(Token { value: Value::Key("bsp/a"), .. }) => Self::a(a, b),
-                Some(Token { value: Value::Key("bsp/b"), .. }) => Self::b(a, b),
-                _ => unreachable!(),
-            }))
+            if let Value::Key(key) = words.next().unwrap().value() {
+                let base = words.clone();
+                let a: A = state.receive_or_fail(words, ||"bsp: expected content 1")?;
+                let b: B = state.receive_or_fail(words, ||"bsp: expected content 2")?;
+                return Ok(Some(match key {
+                    "bsp/n" => Self::n(a, b),
+                    "bsp/s" => Self::s(a, b),
+                    "bsp/e" => Self::e(a, b),
+                    "bsp/w" => Self::w(a, b),
+                    "bsp/a" => Self::a(a, b),
+                    "bsp/b" => Self::b(a, b),
+                    _ => unreachable!(),
+                }))
+            } else {
+                unreachable!()
+            }
         } else {
             None
         })
diff --git a/output/src/ops/either.rs b/output/src/ops/either.rs
index b8e6ef9..d3813c1 100644
--- a/output/src/ops/either.rs
+++ b/output/src/ops/either.rs
@@ -9,18 +9,15 @@ impl<A, B> Either<A, B> {
     }
 }
 #[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-impl<A, B, T: Dsl<bool> + Dsl<A> + Dsl<B>> Namespace<T> for Either<A, B> {
-    fn take_from <'source> (
-        state: &T,
-        token: &mut TokenIter<'source>
-    ) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+impl<'n, State: Receive<bool> + Receive<A> + Receive<B>, A: 'n, B: 'n> Provide<'n, State> for Either<A, B> {
+    fn provide <'source> (state: &State, token: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
         if let Some(Token { value: Value::Key("either"), .. }) = token.peek() {
             let base = token.clone();
             let _ = token.next().unwrap();
             return Ok(Some(Self(
-                state.take_or_fail(token, ||"either: no condition")?,
-                state.take_or_fail(token, ||"either: no content 1")?,
-                state.take_or_fail(token, ||"either: no content 2")?,
+                state.receive_or_fail(token, ||"either: no condition")?,
+                state.receive_or_fail(token, ||"either: no content 1")?,
+                state.receive_or_fail(token, ||"either: no content 2")?,
             )))
         }
         Ok(None)
diff --git a/output/src/ops/transform.rs b/output/src/ops/transform.rs
index 9719c9a..2715bde 100644
--- a/output/src/ops/transform.rs
+++ b/output/src/ops/transform.rs
@@ -33,19 +33,19 @@ macro_rules! transform_xy {
             #[inline] pub const fn xy (item: A) -> Self { Self::XY(item) }
         }
         #[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-        impl<A, T: Dsl<A>> Namespace<T> for $Enum<A> {
-            fn take_from <'source> (
-                state: &T, token: &mut TokenIter<'source>
-            ) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+        impl<'n, A: 'n, T: Receive<A>> Provide<'n, T> for $Enum<A> {
+            fn provide <'source> (state: &T, token: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
+                -> Perhaps<Self>
+            {
                 if let Some(Token { value: Value::Key(k), .. }) = token.peek() {
                     let mut base = token.clone();
                     return Ok(Some(match token.next() {
                         Some(Token{value:Value::Key($x),..}) =>
-                            Self::x(state.take_or_fail(token, ||"x: no content")?),
+                            Self::x(state.receive_or_fail(token, ||"x: no content")?),
                         Some(Token{value:Value::Key($y),..}) =>
-                            Self::y(state.take_or_fail(token, ||"y: no content")?),
+                            Self::y(state.receive_or_fail(token, ||"y: no content")?),
                         Some(Token{value:Value::Key($xy),..}) =>
-                            Self::xy(state.take_or_fail(token, ||"xy: no content")?),
+                            Self::xy(state.receive_or_fail(token, ||"xy: no content")?),
                         _ => unreachable!()
                     }))
                 }
@@ -79,25 +79,25 @@ macro_rules! transform_xy_unit {
             #[inline] pub const fn xy (x: U, y: U, item: A) -> Self { Self::XY(x, y, item) }
         }
         #[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-        impl<A, U: Coordinate, T: Dsl<A> + Dsl<U>> Namespace<T> for $Enum<U, A> {
-            fn take_from <'source> (
+        impl<'n, A: 'n, U: Coordinate + 'n, T: Receive<A> + Receive<U>> Provide<'n, T> for $Enum<U, A> {
+            fn provide <'source> (
                 state: &T, token: &mut TokenIter<'source>
             ) -> Perhaps<Self> {
                 Ok(if let Some(Token { value: Value::Key($x|$y|$xy), .. }) = token.peek() {
                     let mut base = token.clone();
                     Some(match token.next() {
                         Some(Token { value: Value::Key($x), .. }) => Self::x(
-                            state.take_or_fail(token, ||"x: no unit")?,
-                            state.take_or_fail(token, ||"x: no content")?,
+                            state.receive_or_fail(token, ||"x: no unit")?,
+                            state.receive_or_fail(token, ||"x: no content")?,
                         ),
                         Some(Token { value: Value::Key($y), .. }) => Self::y(
-                            state.take_or_fail(token, ||"y: no unit")?,
-                            state.take_or_fail(token, ||"y: no content")?,
+                            state.receive_or_fail(token, ||"y: no unit")?,
+                            state.receive_or_fail(token, ||"y: no content")?,
                         ),
                         Some(Token { value: Value::Key($x), .. }) => Self::xy(
-                            state.take_or_fail(token, ||"xy: no unit x")?,
-                            state.take_or_fail(token, ||"xy: no unit y")?,
-                            state.take_or_fail(token, ||"xy: no content")?
+                            state.receive_or_fail(token, ||"xy: no unit x")?,
+                            state.receive_or_fail(token, ||"xy: no unit y")?,
+                            state.receive_or_fail(token, ||"xy: no content")?
                         ),
                         _ => unreachable!(),
                     })
diff --git a/output/src/ops/when.rs b/output/src/ops/when.rs
index 35f1910..c2c0b1a 100644
--- a/output/src/ops/when.rs
+++ b/output/src/ops/when.rs
@@ -9,19 +9,17 @@ impl<A> When<A> {
     }
 }
 #[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-impl<A, T: Dsl<bool> + Dsl<A>> Namespace<T> for When<A> {
-    fn take_from <'source> (
-        state: &T,
-        token: &mut TokenIter<'source>
-    ) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+impl<'n, State: Receive<bool> + Receive<A>, A: 'n> Provide<'n, State> for When<A> {
+    fn provide <'source> (state: &State, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
         Ok(if let Some(Token {
             value: Value::Key("when"),
             ..
-        }) = token.peek() {
-            let base = token.clone();
+        }) = words.peek() {
+            let _    = words.next();
+            let base = words.clone();
             return Ok(Some(Self(
-                state.take_or_fail(token, ||"cond: no condition")?,
-                state.take_or_fail(token, ||"cond: no content")?,
+                state.receive_or_fail(words, ||"cond: no condition")?,
+                state.receive_or_fail(words, ||"cond: no content")?,
             )))
         } else {
             None
diff --git a/proc/src/proc_command.rs b/proc/src/proc_command.rs
index 95f7a42..e16146d 100644
--- a/proc/src/proc_command.rs
+++ b/proc/src/proc_command.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl ToTokens for CommandDef {
                         let mut out = TokenStream2::new();
                         for (arg, ty) in arm.args() {
                             write_quote_to(&mut out, quote! {
-                                #arg: Namespace::take_from_or_fail(self, words)?,
+                                #arg: Provide::provide_or_fail(self, words)?,
                             });
                         }
                         out
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ impl ToTokens for CommandDef {
                 }
             }
             /// Generated by [tengri_proc::command].
-            impl ::tengri::dsl::Namespace<#state> for #command_enum {
-                fn take_from <'source> (
+            impl<'n> ::tengri::dsl::Provide<'n, #state> for #command_enum {
+                fn provide <'source> (
                     state: &#state,
                     words: &mut ::tengri::dsl::TokenIter<'source>
                 ) -> Perhaps<Self> {
diff --git a/proc/src/proc_expose.rs b/proc/src/proc_expose.rs
index bf951b5..6911a40 100644
--- a/proc/src/proc_expose.rs
+++ b/proc/src/proc_expose.rs
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ impl ToTokens for ExposeImpl {
             let values = variants.iter().map(ExposeArm::from);
             write_quote_to(out, quote! {
                 /// Generated by [tengri_proc::expose].
-                impl ::tengri::dsl::Namespace<#state> for #t {
-                    fn take_from <'source> (
+                impl<'n> ::tengri::dsl::Provide<'n, #state> for #t {
+                    fn provide <'source> (
                         state: &#state,
                         words: &mut ::tengri::dsl::TokenIter<'source>
                     ) -> Perhaps<Self> {
diff --git a/proc/src/proc_view.rs b/proc/src/proc_view.rs
index ac18a80..a8d8f7a 100644
--- a/proc/src/proc_view.rs
+++ b/proc/src/proc_view.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl ToTokens for ViewDef {
         let builtins: Vec<_> = builtins_with_types()
             .iter()
             .map(|ty|write_quote(quote! {
-                let value: Option<#ty> = Dsl::take(state, &mut exp.clone())?;
+                let value: Option<#ty> = Receive::<#ty>::receive(self, &mut exp.clone())?;
                 if let Some(value) = value {
                     return Ok(Some(value.boxed()))
                 }
@@ -55,30 +55,20 @@ impl ToTokens for ViewDef {
         let exposed: Vec<_> = exposed
             .iter()
             .map(|(key, value)|write_quote(quote! {
-                #key => Some(#self_ty::#value(state).boxed()),
+                #key => {
+                    Some(Box::new(Thunk::new(move||#self_ty::#value(self))))//Box::new("todo"))
+                },
             })).collect();
         write_quote_to(out, quote! {
-            #block
-            /// Generated by [tengri_proc].
-            ///
-            /// Delegates the rendering of [#self_ty] to the [#self_ty::view} method,
-            /// which you will need to implement, e.g. passing a [TokenIter]
-            /// containing a layout and keybindings config from user dirs.
-            impl ::tengri::output::Content<#output> for #self_ty {
-                fn content (&self) -> impl Render<#output> {
-                    #self_ty::view(self)
-                }
-            }
             /// Generated by [tengri_proc].
             ///
             /// Gives [#self_ty] the ability to construct the [Render]able
             /// which might corresponds to a given [TokenStream],
             /// while taking [#self_ty]'s state into consideration.
-            impl ::tengri::dsl::Namespace<#self_ty> for Box<dyn Render<#output> + '_> {
-                fn take_from <'source> (
-                    state: &#self_ty,
-                    words: &mut ::tengri::dsl::TokenIter<'source>
-                ) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+            impl ::tengri::dsl::Receive<Box<dyn Render<#output>>> for #self_ty {
+                fn receive <'source> (&self, words: &mut ::tengri::dsl::TokenIter<'source>)
+                    -> Perhaps<Box<dyn Render<#output>>>
+                {
                     Ok(if let Some(::tengri::dsl::Token { value, .. }) = words.peek() {
                         match value {
                             // Expressions are handled by built-in functions
@@ -100,6 +90,18 @@ impl ToTokens for ViewDef {
                     })
                 }
             }
+            /// Generated by [tengri_proc].
+            ///
+            /// Delegates the rendering of [#self_ty] to the [#self_ty::view} method,
+            /// which you will need to implement, e.g. passing a [TokenIter]
+            /// containing a layout and keybindings config from user dirs.
+            impl ::tengri::output::Content<#output> for #self_ty {
+                fn content (&self) -> impl Render<#output> + '_ {
+                    #self_ty::view(self)
+                }
+            }
+            // Original user-provided implementation:
+            #block
         })
     }
 }