diff --git a/blk/297 b/blk/297
index da06ddb..84b1b94 100644
--- a/blk/297
+++ b/blk/297
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 CODE (br)
 L1 BSET ( used in ?br and loop )
 PC ORG @ 0x3d + ! ( stable ABI JP )
-    E 0 IY+ LDrIXY, D 1 IY+ LDrIXY,
+    E 0 IY+ LDrIXY, D 0 LDri,
+    7 E BIT, IFNZ, D DECr, THEN,
     DE ADDIYd,
 ;CODE
 CODE (?br)
@@ -9,6 +10,6 @@ PC ORG @ 0x41 + ! ( stable ABI JP )
     HL POP,
     HLZ,
     JRZ, L1 BWR ( br + 1. False, branch )
-    ( True, skip next 2 bytes and don't branch )
-    IY INCd, IY INCd,
+    ( True, skip next byte and don't branch )
+    IY INCd,
 ;CODE
diff --git a/blk/298 b/blk/298
index 9b42883..5c88d37 100644
--- a/blk/298
+++ b/blk/298
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ PC ORG @ 0x45 + ! ( stable ABI JP )
     A 1 IX+ LDrIXY, 1 IX- CP(IXY+), JRNZ, L1 BWR ( branch )
     ( don't branch )
     IX DECd, IX DECd, IX DECd, IX DECd,
-    IY INCd, IY INCd,
+    IY INCd,
 ;CODE
 
 
diff --git a/blk/397 b/blk/397
index 8175820..f2628e9 100644
--- a/blk/397
+++ b/blk/397
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ( Now we have "as late as possible" stuff. See B70 and B260. )
 : _bchk DUP 0x7f + 0xff > IF LIT< br-ovfl (print) ABORT THEN ;
 : DO 0x33 ( 2>R ) , H@ ; IMMEDIATE
-: LOOP 0x43 ( loop ) , H@ - _bchk , ; IMMEDIATE
+: LOOP 0x43 ( loop ) , H@ - _bchk C, ; IMMEDIATE
 ( LEAVE is implemented in low xcomp )
 : LITN 0x23 ( n ) , , ;
 ( gets its name at the very end. can't comment afterwards )
diff --git a/blk/398 b/blk/398
index 9d9ab3c..f5d0ad5 100644
--- a/blk/398
+++ b/blk/398
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 : IF ( -- a | a: br cell addr )
-    0x3f ( ?br ) , H@ 2 ALLOT ( br cell allot )
+    0x3f ( ?br ) , H@ 1 ALLOT ( br cell allot )
 ; IMMEDIATE
 : THEN ( a -- | a: br cell addr )
-    DUP H@ -^ _bchk SWAP ( a-H a ) !
+    DUP H@ -^ _bchk SWAP ( a-H a ) C!
 ; IMMEDIATE
 : ELSE ( a1 -- a2 | a1: IF cell a2: ELSE cell )
     0x3b ( br ) ,
-    2 ALLOT
+    1 ALLOT
     [COMPILE] THEN
-    H@ 2- ( push a. -2 for allot offset )
+    H@ 1- ( push a. 1- for allot offset )
 ; IMMEDIATE
diff --git a/blk/399 b/blk/399
index 2cbd9f4..77e0abe 100644
--- a/blk/399
+++ b/blk/399
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 : LIT< 0x2b ( s ) , WORD DUP C@ 1+ MOVE, ; IMMEDIATE
 : BEGIN H@ ; IMMEDIATE
-: AGAIN 0x3b ( br ) , H@ - _bchk , ; IMMEDIATE
-: UNTIL 0x3f ( ?br ) , H@ - _bchk , ; IMMEDIATE
+: AGAIN 0x3b ( br ) , H@ - _bchk C, ; IMMEDIATE
+: UNTIL 0x3f ( ?br ) , H@ - _bchk C, ; IMMEDIATE
 : [ INTERPRET ; IMMEDIATE
 : ] R> DROP ;
 : COMPILE ' LITN ['] , , ; IMMEDIATE
diff --git a/blk/753 b/blk/753
index efe3268..f7cc861 100644
--- a/blk/753
+++ b/blk/753
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 : OP1 CREATE C, DOES> C@ A, ;
 0xc3 OP1 RETn,       0xfa OP1 CLI,       0xfb OP1 STI,
 0xf4 OP1 HLT,        0xfc OP1 CLD,       0xfd OP1 STD,
-0x90 OP1 NOP,
+0x90 OP1 NOP,        0x98 OP1 CBW,
 0xf3 OP1 REPZ,       0xf2 OP1 REPNZ,     0xac OP1 LODSB,
 0xad OP1 LODSW,      0xa6 OP1 CMPSB,     0xa7 OP1 CMPSW,
 0xa4 OP1 MOVSB,      0xa5 OP1 MOVSW,     0xae OP1 SCASB,
diff --git a/blk/806 b/blk/806
index 91639e8..11e23f7 100644
--- a/blk/806
+++ b/blk/806
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 H@ 4 + XCURRENT ! ( make next CODE have 0 prev field )
 CODE (br) L1 BSET ( used in ?br )
 PC 0x3f - ORG @ 0x3d + ! ( stable abi )
-    DI DX MOVxx, DI [DI] MOVx[], DX DI ADDxx,
+    DI DX MOVxx, AL [DI] MOVr[], AH AH XORrr, CBW,
+    DX AX ADDxx,
 ;CODE
 CODE (?br)
 PC 0x43 - ORG @ 0x41 + ! ( stable abi )
     AX POPx, AX AX ORxx, JZ, L1 @ RPCs, ( False, branch )
-    ( True, skip next 2 bytes and don't branch )
-    DX INCx, DX INCx,
+    ( True, skip next byte and don't branch )
+    DX INCx,
 ;CODE
diff --git a/blk/807 b/blk/807
index ee43d6e..3a2a8c9 100644
--- a/blk/807
+++ b/blk/807
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ PC 0x47 - ORG @ 0x45 + ! ( stable abi )
     AX [BP] 0 MOVx[]+, AX [BP] -2 CMPx[]+,
     JNZ, L1 @ RPCs, ( branch )
     ( don't branch )
-    BP 4 SUBxi, DX INCx, DX INCx,
+    BP 4 SUBxi, DX INCx,
 ;CODE
diff --git a/cvm/forth.bin b/cvm/forth.bin
index aa98a41..8d84cef 100644
Binary files a/cvm/forth.bin and b/cvm/forth.bin differ
diff --git a/cvm/vm.c b/cvm/vm.c
index 0ae10e9..c1834ac 100644
--- a/cvm/vm.c
+++ b/cvm/vm.c
@@ -119,13 +119,17 @@ static word find(word daddr, word waddr) {
 }
 
 static void EXIT() { vm.IP = popRS(); }
-static void _br_() { vm.IP += gw(vm.IP); };
-static void _cbr_() { if (!pop()) { _br_(); } else { vm.IP += 2; } };
+static void _br_() {
+    word off = vm.mem[vm.IP];
+    if (off > 0x7f ) { off -= 0x100; }
+    vm.IP += off;
+}
+static void _cbr_() { if (!pop()) { _br_(); } else { vm.IP++; } }
 static void _loop_() {
     word I = gw(vm.RS); I++; sw(vm.RS, I);
     if (I == gw(vm.RS-2)) { // don't branch
         popRS(); popRS();
-        vm.IP += 2;
+        vm.IP++;
     } else { // branch
         _br_();
     }