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diff --git a/repl.mu b/repl.mu
index 35bc6f93..54c014fb 100644
--- a/repl.mu
+++ b/repl.mu
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ recipe slurp-string [
       break-unless string?:boolean
       print-character x:address:screen, c:character, 6:literal/cyan
       result:address:buffer <- buffer-append result:address:buffer, c:character
+      # make a recursive call to handle nested strings
       result:address:buffer, tmp:number, k:address:keyboard, x:address:screen <- slurp-string result:address:buffer, k:address:keyboard, x:address:screen
+      # but if we backspace over a completed string handle it in the caller
       characters-slurped:number <- add characters-slurped:number, tmp:number, 1:literal  # for the leading '['
       loop +next-character:label
     }